Sunday Links

Image: Marilyn Bellamy

One of the things I like most about Edinburgh is the trail along the Water of Leith that runs through the city. On our last day there we decided to walk to the Port of Leith and return via the trail because the forecast was for sun all day (yeah right!). We enjoyed this bit of forest in the city even though we got very damp.

I’m pretty sure that this was not what was meant by the marketing slogan “ What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” Via Memo Of The Air

These seem like valid complaints to me

In the resort of Consonno they used to say the party never ends - until one day it did. Via Kraftfuttermischwerk

A long time ago in galaxy far, far away…. George Lucas created a Galaxy Map as a companion to Star Wars Timelines. It is amazingly detailed and very large.

Two Slice is a surprisingly readable 2-pixel high font posted on Reddit by Joe Fatula. Via Memo Of The Air

Guess NYT Headlines A time-limited game.

I wonder if Carmen would like one of these.

The United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center can issue any rulings it wants. They can’t force me to regurgitate that train. Link

An incomplete list of things Jane Austen disliked.

I’m more than happy to have you use the house for social gatherings, but you cannot rent it out, advertise as “party central” or hand out T-shirts that say “Fuck Jimmy Buffett.” - A letter from Melissa Rivers to her mother Joan.

This map shows how public company market capitalization is distributed by country or region.

This is how they get rid of guests who have overstayed their welcome in Norway. Via everlasting blort

Why I seldom bake cookies

For a mere $409,000US per week (!), you can rent the super-mega yacht known as This Is It. 

The worst novelty songs ever created They really are pretty awful. Via Memo Of The Air