Check out this great grandfather’s clock that I found at Value Village. The best part about it is that the weight and pendulum are nonfunctional and purely cosmetic. It also has a great feature in that it doesn’t make any noise.

and check out the complicated mechanism…

I found this Darth Vader trick or treat bucket in the discount bin at my local zellers. I immediately thought, “Wow that would look great with a snake plant coming out of the top.” I proceeded home and transplanted one of my snake plants into the repurposed bucket. It now is a proud member of my living room.

…. because Moms would probably be good at this as well … 

“Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it, but they were under heel of the French, and they got together and made a pact to the devil. They said, ‘We will serve you, if you get us free from the french.’ True Story ” – Pat Robertson

Are you kidding me Robertson?

Check out the vid:

Makerbot’s “Cupcake” is the most exciting product making headlines in this year’s CES. 3D CNC printers used to be almost exclusively found in engineering labs, and were definitely not commonplace for the at home DIY enthusiast. With the Makerbot, it is now possible for someone with an extra $750* burning a hole in their pocket to purchase a kit to make a 3D printer.

A neat part about this project is that there is an online community that shares data for objects.

Check out the video of Makerbot’s CES booth:

(Warning: some foul language. Wired’s reporter uses the word Legos. Lego with an s on the end is just painful to listen to)

*the video quotes the cupcake at $950, but it is listed as $750 on makerbot’s website

I finally found a Christmas song that I like.

Edit: Obviously the story is sad, but the sadder story is the terrible journalism.