Art - Dangerous Intersection

Puzzled

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:January 5, 2010
Post category:Entertainment
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Many people love to work with jigsaw puzzles. I'm not really one of them, but I happened upon Jigsaw Planet, a well-designed site for making online jigsaw puzzles out of any of your photos. You can then sent the URL of your puzzle by email to anyone. The graphics are clever and the entire system is easy to use. Check out this puzzle of my mother-in-law's beautifully weathered piano keys, for instance. Note: This post earlier linked to a site called "Jigcool." I took down the links to JigCool after seeing Mindy's comment. I went back and visited the site and I was shocked at the explicitly pornographic ads that accompanied what seemed to be a site meant for kids. These are not the types of ads I saw last night when I tried out the site. This is truly bizarre. I've replaced the link in this post to a different puzzle site that does not have any advertisements.

Window art

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:January 2, 2010
Post category:photography
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My 11-year old daughter JuJu allowed me to post this photo she took this morning in sunny but frigid St. Louis. She woke up to find this pattern of ice on her bedroom window: She had actually taken a series of photos, all of the ice formations on her window. Here's another (click for higher resolution):

If you like geography and applause, this game’s for you

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:December 21, 2009
Post category:Entertainment Whimsy
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I thought I knew the locations of most of the world's countries, but I was humbled by this addictive fast-paced game called Globetrotter. It's lots of fun, but don't hit this link, because you'll end up spending a lot more time than you intended. I know it's just a program, but I enjoy getting the applause when I do a good job. Note to myself: Study the countries of Africa better.

Stomp hits the kitchen

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:December 16, 2009
Post category:music
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For the group "Stomp," everything is a drum set. In this delightful video, they hit the kitchen.

Christmas pink and green

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:December 8, 2009
Post category:photography
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While in Manhattan last week, my family and I stopped to look around at F.A.O. Schwartz. This particular aisle glowed the kind of strong pink glow that comes from dozens of $70 play dresses.

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