Egg Shell Art

Think you have the patience to drill 2,500 to 3,500 holes in an egg shell? Slovenian artist Franc Grom does and the results are amazing.


Slovenian artist, Franc Grom creates eggs using an electric boring tool. The results are stunning and as laborious as the finest of craftsmen from centuries past. The eggs that Grom creates have approximately 2,500 to 3,500 holes (he has been known to drill up to17,000 in one piece). The results are simply amazing. Who would have thought that something so delicate could be made even more fragile and precious.

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Pro-USA _vs_ Pro-Europe Point of view

I have heard different people bring up the fact that Europeans get so much more vacation Americans in the United States. I've heard people say maybe it's because Europeans are so much more “chill” about life (wich is the pro-Europe outlook), or that Europeans are just lazy (the pro-US outlook). I think it’s not the Europeans who are lazy, it's the American workers who are being taken advantage of by their employers, but are too brainwashed to realize it.

In America, your status = more possessions, more money, just more. In Europe, people actually view the ability for long vacations as a sign of status, a source of social esteem. European countries provide less incentive to work more hours because of higher marginal taxes?

Did you know that 9 out of 10 European workers are covered by unions who fought for more vacation, vs. 2/10 in the US?

I think the Europeans have it right, "work to live, don’t live to work!!"

A joke I’ve recently heard: An invetsment banker coming to a paradise island for a few days of holiday meets a fisherman who is sleeping on the sand in the shadow of his small boat. “Hey, what do you do for a living ?” the banker asks. “I swim, I sleep, I make love, I play with my children, when I’m hungry I go fishing…” the man replies.“Ouaaahhh, but you could instead borrow some money to buy a bigger boat, then go for industrial fishing, hire employees, deal with the providers, noegotiate with the banks, the buy anoter bigger boat and ultimately make an IPO and reap millions of $ !!“So what ?” asks the fisherman. “Then when you retire you can spend all your time on a beach, go swimming, make love and play with your children…”This little story makes me think about what is my real interest in life: neither showing off in a brand new ferrari (with a 60 mph speed limit !) nor feeling that I have succeed if I earn 1 million $ by the age of 30. Vacation/Holiday is the best possible period of time when you are not upset, angry, jealous that’s why I enjoy it SOOOOO MUCH !Take care of youselves !
Yes, I know there is as much materialism in the UK as in the US, maybe more. The prestige car culture in the UK far exceeds anything in the US, I think.

I know most have seen this before, but just in case you haven't:

LOL....Fro-Hat

Thought I'd share this.

I would like to Buy this shirt!

Unfortunately, I don't remember where on the web I found it:(

This is how an unfortunate moment becomes a fun accessory. A two part pin made from gold matt finish acrylic that will surely make passers by smile. Just smile back.

CNN: Dr.Ronald Mallett’s Time Travel Machine

Dr.Ronald Mallett explains his time travel machine on CNN. VIDEO

Got noise? — citysoundproofing.com will sort you out

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Home, recording studio, conference room, what have you, noise is a never-ending problem.

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A useful resource.

More Manipulated Model photos

If you remember my "These Models are not Anorexic" post, I told you about pictures that people continue to think are the real thing, because they don't actually look them up, they just believe what they hear......Well here are some more I dug up........

Happy japanese lunchy!

>>>>I just found out about the "Bento Diet". Now, I'm not one for fad diets like let's say "The Atkins Diet", but this one seems to fit my imagination/lifestyle quite well!



From Wiki: ""Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine.""
***A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish.

***Although bento are easily available in many places throughout Japan, including convenience stores, bento shops (弁当屋), train stations, and department stores, it is still common for Japanese homemakers to spend considerable time and energy producing an appealing boxed lunch.

And on and on. Who knew? There is even Bento TV. Plus a whole Bento community for people who want to receive constructive feedback on their bento boxes to perfect their Japanese lunch box skills and artistry. Wow. I had no idea.