kmkat and her kneedles

Links are baaaack!

 
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The 22 stages of visiting your library. Another library gem.

Diastema.

The many and varied possible causes of obesity.

A different kind of homeschooling.

This one is dedicated to our friends in Boston.

Sugru + Legos.

I love ballet.

Do you read Victoria Elizabeth Barnes? Because she is hilarious.

Links from Chris. And more. And even more.

Man leaves house wearing unflattering suit and no makeup.

I could have died.

Bookstore sections.

Peace.

O.M.F.G.

Motherhood as it never was.

Dotfield: so strange.

Awesome dog.

Lakes that look like art.

Cats & snow: helpful, and the best gif of winter.

One reason I sometimes daydream about moving back to MN.

Coolest kitchen gadgets. via martinimade.com

Does your chicken need a sweater?

Eight inches of snow in... Jerusalem?

Epic photos of America's cold snap.

We may be living in a modern mass extinction.

Saturlinkaday.

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Links from Chris.

Animal photographers.

The very best school closing announcement EVAH!

There are no stupid questions, right?

Cattle art.

Like a boss.

Baby-sitting gone... bad.

Maps are fun and enlightening.

The daily struggle.

Brrr!

Disney princesses take over the earth.

Stick it to the man, squid.

A short history of the world.

If you want to survive, move to Scandinavia.

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If links were snowflakes, I'd have a gazillion of them.

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Moss graffiti.

Gender imbalance in world population.

Few white-collar people understand the degree to which manual labor chews up workers’ bodies.

GMO mosquitoes.

"However, it is clear that what you see here are in fact cats. They are just not very good cats." (HT to gayle).

Linky-dinky-parlez-vous.*

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This is handy stuff to have in the pantry.

Prayer. Sort of.

The chip of destiny.

Links from Chris. More.

This girl can. via martinimade.com

As long as I'm doing puns today...

Solid advice from The Bloggess.

More solid advice.

"Kenneth enjoyed the smell of grass."

Room-numbering genius.

Dogs are emo. Teenagers are feline. Birds are jerks. And squirrels are just nuts.

On a related note: cats suck at hide-and-seek.

2015 Best Movie nominees.

We have crossed four of the nine boundaries supposedly separating us from planetary destruction. 

As long as we are talking about scary science, here's another one.

One more.

“What are the children who grow up to become police officers learning in school, and who are their teachers?”

Mashed and seasoned roasted cauliflower = healthy mashed potatoes.

A little menstrual humor. Some from the men.

Fibonacci Zoetrope sculptures.

"...perhaps my favorite sort of person is a sinner with a sense of humor."

Ever heard of Zipf's Law? Related: cities and galaxies seem to form according to the same rules.

Floss more, brush less.

Hydrophobic metal.

I wish we had thought of this.

Attention: bleach does NOT cure autism.

Packaging designs.

Sarcastic state mottos.

 

* I apologize for the pun. I hate puns. But this one popped into mind, and my brain was all like, Don't think about it! and that was all I could think about.

Links, links.

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Perpetual motion.

"Sriracha, the hot sauce God would ask for if he ate on Earth..."

Suggestions from Netflix.

Astounding. via thebloggess.com

This is for you.

Just a dog, minding his own business.

Painting with soap bubbles.

Garden in a bottle.

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How(-)to link.

Kittehs. No sense of personal responsibility.

I quite like Blogger's new capcha.

I was never any good at this kind of puzzle.

Dogs: they never get the joke. Never.

Cats: they don't really care.

Star Wars fabulousness.

A book for when crazy comes to call.

There is a slight negative correlation between a nation's GDP and its citizens saying they are having a good day... except for the US.

What 2,000 calories looks like.

Whittier, Alaska.

Michael Perry on yoga.

The stupidest quote to start the new year.

CNN's end-of-the-world video.

Coffee mug.

2014 in photos at the White House.

The leap second.

Just another reason to hate Disney.

Teaching a computer to knit.

Links from Chris & Chaos & Mayhem.

Links would like to welcome you to 2015.

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Social media will set interest rates.

Email a wrench. To space.

Water droplets.

No, really. I could be president, man.

Locker sweepstates winner.

"Once the strong guys had it the way they wanted it, they said, 'This is fair now. This is the law.'"

Can you stand one more Christmas joke?

The cloud tides of the Grand Canyon.

Food for thought.

Sledding flat tire.

Lifehacks for 2015.

The year in photos (according to the Wall Street Journal).

More photos, this time from space.

Kittehs indulge in the rare triple hug.

Railroads: the virtual pipeline(s).

Elder Son's dog Moose can almost do this.

Before we had the internet to answer all our questions, there were libraries and librarians. via martinimade.com

Excellent advice: smashing pots. via neil-gaiman.tmblr.com

Chaotic links.

A book no one needs. And another.

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Links for the in-between weekend.

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Humans of New York.

I keep forgetting to give you Chris's links.

Scalzi nails it. Also, the invisible backpack of white privilege, from L.L. Bean.

I am surprised the Wall Street Journal publicizes this.

Cards Against Humanity scores! Some of their interesting facts.

A thoughtful review of Google's self-driving car. via martinimade.com

Tweets from Neil deGrass Tyson, the philospher.

More tweets from NdGT.

How we dress.

Linkety from Chris.

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Christmas links!

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This dog puts up with a lot.

So does this lizard.

The ugly truth about Santa.

Christmas drinking game.

Doing good with your charity giving.

Things your cat wants for Christmas.

How to wrap your cat for Christmas.

Light strings.

Post by WQHH Power 96.5. via Kym on FB

Toddler inferno.

Sorry this is too late for your Chrismas shopping. 

Your next Christmas tree.

Christmas bingo.

First the pie crust, now the red licorice.

And now, a poll. Which version do you like better?

Version 1?

Or version 2?

Which version do you like better?

Version 1. I adore that movie!

 

Version 2. They are way better singers!

 

Bah, humbug. I hate singing.

 

 

pollcode.com free polls

 

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Here's the thing I considered putting at the end of the Christmas letter but which seemed a bit too flip. I have faith that y'all will take it in the spirit it was intended: humorously and ironically serious.

 

Hey, guys, let's try to do a little better on that
Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards (Wo)Men 
thingy in 2015, m'kay?

 

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Now, all go forth and enjoy your December 25 in whatever way you choose!

Links are all done with their Christmas shopping (nah nah, nah-nah nah).

 
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Drawing.

Baby bat hospital, complete with nipples.

I should send this to Scott Walker.

Yes, this is Scott Walker.

As long as I am on a tear, how about this?

Renaissance babies who can't even.

Sex-crazed hamster.

2014 hater's guide to the Williams-Sonoma catalog.

Every parent worth their salt has used at least one of these.

Pit bulls balls on an escalator.

"No person under the age of 35 will be allowed to work on Wall Street."

I happen to like Bodysnatch Custardbath Benedict Cumberbatch.

Sub sandwich.

Remember the Van Gogh bike path? Here's another installation by that same artist. And this one that I missed before.

Bad-ass women. via martinimade.com

Eye makeup for pet lovers.

This is amazing and wonderful and long overdue.

"The bill's passage over the weekend marks the first time Congress has approved nationally significant legislation backed by legalization advocates."

The best of the Web 2014.

 

Links to break up your Christmas shopping.

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Poor Daisy.

Nativity scene... with Coke. 

This would have worked with me. via TheBloggess.

Little-known animal facts.

The Pantone 2015 color of the year and a few past years.

The Oatmeal writes about email.

"New theories suggest the big bang was not the beginning, and that we may live in the past of a parallel universe."

25 winter car hacks (many of which are completely useless this far north).

The color of your cup may influence the taste of your coffee. 

Obedience.

It's December o'clock. Do you know where your links are?

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No lift-off yet.

Richard Scarry's Busy Town updated.

The no-growth business plan.

The anatomy of a wasp.

Glitches in the matrix.

Biodegradable drones.

Another one for you aviation enthusiasts.

"Let’s hope America keeps producing nicer white people."

If you ever wanted to know what mid-to late-November life is like in MN* or WI, here it is.

Last words of young black people shot by police and vigilantes.

We so need this.

History of all your online purchases.

Why Bill Nye wears a bow tie.

Gas stations and gourmet food.

DIY Christmas sheep ornaments.

Public trust in government: on a downward trend since LBJ.

"Town invaded by onions."

 

* Substitute Da Vikes for Da Packers.

Post-turkey links.

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The perfect bike path.

No more homeless vets.

Winning though love.

Dancing sweaters, lightning brain, and slot car booties.

Um, right.

This could be our Misha.

Attention, fundamentalists: the earth was not created on a Thursday in October 6,000 years ago.

25 books that define cool (where "cool" is entirely masculine).

Net neutrality explained.

Read Windigo Island. Donate. Something to back that up.

Wisconsin drivers' winter survival kit.

I saw a [real] murmuration once.

Kids make healthier school lunch choices if the lunchroom is not chaos.

The best thing I have read about Ferguson.

It's like the set for a Stephen King novel.

Another Turkey Day map.

Chris's links.

Keep Ferguson warm. Keep Ferguson's mind warm, too.

Canada does winter better than we do.

 

And now, for your viewing pleasure, CATS!

Spider!

Cathmatics.

Cat imitations.

Fully charged and ready to party.

 

Turkey Day links.

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The science behind white and dark meat.

Turkey disasters.

Laser-etch your pumpkin pie.

How to win the wishbone-breaking contest.

The inside story on those gigantic balloons in the Macy's parade.

How to win: do not participate.

Artistic Thanksgiving dinner plates.

And now, just in case those disasters weren't scary enough... 

Pre-turkey links.

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Links from Chris.

This is scary.

So is this.

Unhackable: the typewriter.

Wikipedia predicts flu outbreaks.

When you are walking like a penguin this winter, think of this.

This video is cool. via thebloggess.com

Google is fun.

Banksy's images are powerful.

A little metaphysical humor.

Buy experiences, not things.

The new Sandy Hook elementary school has invisible security. 

Guess who wanted to know who killed Laura Palmer?

So this happened on Twitter (start at the last tweet and read up).

This demonstrates the decisions librarians have to make every time they buy stuff for the library.

The Bloggess has done it again. (This is when I decided she was magical.)

This makes me angry and sad and afraid for the future. via martinimade.com

Death of the indoor mall. ditto

How to cook a steak.

Be the gecko.

Time to get real.

Good advice for the upcoming holiday season.

Links from Chris and Chaos.

It's time for linksssss.

 
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PSA: how to stay vertical on an icy sidewalk.

Living small.*

Scary or good?

The wood wide web.

Violent crime is down. Way down.

Paris and New York.

So glad I do not live in NOLA.

 

* Link is messed up. TypePad won't let me fix it. Here it is again.

 

 

Today is International Day of Radiology. And other random stuff.

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It really is.

Seasonal drinks.

Turkey tail fungi.

Not ebola.

Fun facts to know and tell.

My boys would have loved this.

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I can't think of a name, so let's just call it LINKS.

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Adult humor.

Time-lapse video of braces working.

Jellyfish technology in the road.

Repurposed items.

My generation all has this heart.

Clever stoplight.

This whole thing is amazing. via omightycrisis.com

 

S-linking toward Halloween.

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs... updated.

Too late for the contest, but the tomato-basil soup sounds yummy.

This may be useful to all of us someday.

Compare and contrast. via martinimade.com

Her sister took her to the library.

Chick magnet.

Twin Peaks trailer.

A mother is a mother is a mother.

Are you hungry? You will be after you look at these.

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Linky blinky.

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Two old bats campaign.

Disguise.

Take that, Jesse.

Our Hannibal does this, too.

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