New tattoo ideas!

Kelsey told me about this story. Father and son forehead tattoos! One says, "Get-R-Done," and the other says, "Pyscho." Check it out. The son also has words tattooed on his eyelids.

Via BoingBoing (from The Smoking Gun).

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Nice way to start the day

I overslept this morning. I was having a weird dream. It was about renovations and redecorating at my allergist's office. (The new waiting room was quite lovely.) Not quite worth the mad dash to get ready for work.

Yard art

ElectChick's recent post about things left behind at the antique show reminded me of these photos. I took them last summer in Osakis, an odd little town in western Minnesota.

Weird signage

I often see strange signage on the way to and in Alexandria, Minn. I don't get this:

More deep frying. Yum!

I find this story fascinating and horrifying.

Because we don't already have enough fried foods...

NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters Life!) - A new fast food is making its debut at U.S. fairs this fall -- fried Coke.

Abel Gonzales, 36, a computer analyst from Dallas, tried about 15 different varieties before coming up with his perfect recipe -- a batter mix made with Coca-Cola syrup, a drizzle of strawberry syrup, and some strawberries.

Balls of the batter are then deep-fried, ending up like ping-pong ball sized doughnuts which are then served in a cup, topped with Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar and a cherry on the top.

"It tastes great," said Sue Gooding, a spokeswoman for the State Fair of Texas where Gonzales' fried Coke made its debut this fall. "It was a huge success."

Gonzales ran two stands at the State Fair of Texas and sold up to 35,000 fried Cokes over 24 days for $4.50 each -- and won a prize for coming up with "most creative" new fair food.

Halloween on wheels

My cousin Joni sent me these photos. Her husband Tom was in Wisconsin over the weekend and spotted this Halloween on wheels. I think the mannequin heads are an especially nice touch.