Doctor Penfield, I Smell Burnt Toast! And Computer Parts! And Curtains! And…

We’ve written about a lot of ridiculous gadgets here over the years, but I’m not sure if I’ve seen anything with quite as much disaster causing potential as this5.25 Inch Bay Toaster.I think thecented oil burnermight come close, but there seems to be more room for property loss here.

It’s Not Quite The Same

So Track & Field has finally gotten started in Beijing and I can’t help but notice a rather obvious absence from Team Canada… and it’s not someone you might think. This is the first time in my lifetime that I have sat down to watch an Olympic Games, or really any major Canadian sporting event, …

Random post time

There are two random posts coming: one non-dog, and one dog. Isn’t that scary? I have enough drivel to categorize it. Hmmm. Maybe it’s not as random as I thought. Let’s start with the non-dog stuff. For some unknown reason, I was thinking about that Raffi song “Oats and beans and Barley” (sorry, the song …

Dead Puppies Aren’t Much Fun

When I first saw a reference to this story, I freaked out. The reference was worded like this: “Cops: Puppy was dissected for high school biology assignment”. Then there were mentions of Animal Control. So, I thought some kids went and somehow obtained a live puppy from Animal Control, killed it, and cut it open. …