Let's Link

It's that time o' day when I like to share some stuff I've come across...let the fun begin:

1. First, I cannot believe I was unaware of Sedaris's book signing at Strand. Very uncool. It may take me a few days to get over this. In the meantime though, he has apparently signed "at least" 5 kindles, as opposed to the run-of-the-mill autograph on audience member's new copy. Weird. Even the world of autographs is morphing. In weirder news, one of David's audience members once offered him a taste of her breast milk. He, as we would come to expect from such a man, accepted the offer.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/business/media/15kindle.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=media&adxnnlx=1245078113-wWQokwrnX/d89GQb59SOuw

2. Who needs a family car?! Just pile the kids in the back. Or, you know, groceries and stuff...


http://www.madsencycles.com/bikes/gallery/cream-bucket.php

3. Heard this on NPR this morning and made me want to re-watch the film (yep...http://catandgirl.com/?page_id=71)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105387235

4. I wanna be a Book Ninja! Hiyah! http://www.bookninja.com/?p=5547

(but I don't have the time ::sheepish look::)

5. R.I.P. Harold Norse: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/arts/music/13norse.html?hpw

6. Want to read: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/06/novelist_binnie_kirshenbaum_on.html

7. So you know how when you double-click on a word in a NYT article it links you to the definition? Check out this spreadsheet that illustrates the most frequently looked-up words:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rZbzkb-mmQHD6Mru7vUVeLQ&output=html


8. Even though Macmillan isn't on this chart (lame!), I still think this is cool. The biodiversity of publishing logos:

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/06/07/books/felton-ready.html

I think my favorite may be "Libros para Ninos"

9. Some anonymous person commented on one of my posts from a couple months ago about their Family Crest...which made me curious about the Howe Family Crest. Ends up it means: Semper Verus. Translated, this means "Always True". Couldn't really ask for anything better. Thank you, oh ye anonymous commenter, for piquing my interest

10. Number ten...have a wonderful day!