Brain Drippings

George Carlin died late Sunday evening. (more…)

A week’s worth of food, from around the world.

Due to a series of complex circumstances, revival efforts continued for longer than usual for a patient whose heart was not responding to treatment, until doctors started preparations to remove organs.

It was at that point that the astonished surgeons noticed the man was beginning to breathe unaided again, his pupils were active, he was giving signs that he could feel pain - and finally, his heart started beating again.

Let me get this right.  He was breathing.  His pupils where active, and then his heart started beating?

Maybe I’ve seen too many movies, but I think I would have been quite tempted to reach for the nearest Mr Pointy.

Read about it yourself.

A fascinating movie showing global temperature averages over the last 130 years or so.

Jared posted about this “Scottish Delicacy“.  Ah yes, Glascow salad!  Near enough a reason all on its own to visit Scotland.

David Bromwich says it at least as well as I could, and hey, he’s already written it.