Great 'crop-circle' art

I ran across some great agricultural art done in Japan (I think) that reminds me of the crop circles you see on various websites and books on extra-terrestrial visitors. Check out the link below for all of the pictures.


Check out the other photos here!



Sorry - I can't help with the page translation, but man, those images sure look cool :)

It's a boy!

My wife and I welcomed our second son into the world on July 1st, 2008. His name is Samuel Marcus, and both baby and mom are doing wonderful!

Showbiz Pizza gets Hip!

One of my good friends from high school sent me a link via Myspace. Not knowing what to expect, I took a quick look and found the video below. This was just way too good not to share.



Thanks for the link, Chris!

Unusual Hotels of the World

I found a neat website that shows some of the more unusual hotels of the world. I've only stayed at one of these (the Boulders in Arizona), but I'd love to stay in even a fraction of these before I die. Check out the site to see some of the cool places you can stay around the globe.

There is actually one place close to Austin that my wife and I stayed in before we got married: The Sunrise Exotic Animal Ranch, which I think should be included on the list. They have a few rooms available at their Bed & Breakfast, but the Treehouse is definitely the crown jewel.

My wife and I got there after dark, so we had no idea that we were right amidst the animal habitats - at least until we were sitting on the porch after settling in and started hearing all of the strange noises around us! To top it off, the next morning when we woke up and went onto the porch, we were eye-level with a giraffe that was only about 20 yards away! If you're ever in the area, the ranch is just outside of Austin, near Dripping Springs.

The Second Amendment

Today, the Supreme Court marked what some call a landmark case for the second amendment. While I really don't have an opinion either way on this particular issue (I'm not against guns, but my personal convictions would not allow me to have one, at least not while I have young children in the house), I do have an opinion about a shirt that I saw about a year back, and this news story made me think of that shirt.

My opinion on the shirt? It's damn funny!

See a pic of the shirt below (the picture links to the site where you can buy one, too):

Absolutely Stunning...

I was browsing the web this evening and came across an awesome image of a galaxy called the Sombrero Galaxy on the Hubble website. While the picture itself is pretty neat, the detail you can see in the background of the highest quality image.

If you download the full-size image (approx 7 MB) and look in the darker areas around the edges, you can see small galaxies in the background of the image. It's crazy to see how many other galaxies are in the background of this one shot. Check out the high-resolution version to see what I mean.

Awesome Flickr Photo Set - Treehouses

Head over to this Flickr photo set to see some cool pictures of tree houses around the world. I'm planning on building one for my son when he gets older, but probably nothing as fancy as some of the ones shown in this photo set.