Demon's Nest - Kissing

I would love to see this:

Christmas Shopping Surprise!

Whimsey du jour..

...lifted bodily from Gerard:

Bay Bridge's mysterious protector out of hiding

The troll, who has no name, was created and surreptitiously installed in 1989

on a quickly fabricated section of bridge deck that replaced the pieces that collapsed in the Loma Prieta earthquake. He remained out of sight - only bridge workers and boaters could see him on the north side of the span - and cast his magic to protect the bridge and its users. In early September, when the new eastern span opened, the troll was spirited away by ironworkers, who wanted to make sure he was free before demolition of the old span began. - - SFGate

Thanks, man.  I needed that.

Decompression

Last week was a veritable Charlie Foxtrot for news of the world around us.  Fortunately, xkcd had the antidote:

...aaand, Stilton for the counterpoint!

Trains in Space

A one-man, one-kid, one train space program!



Via Sippican Cottage at the BSBFB!