Camelflage

The Original Visual Privacy Undergarment

Oh, dear Lord. I guess there’s no tip-toeing around this issue.

WebMD: Top 12 Healthy Frozen Dinners

1960's-era photo of Swanson's "Beans and Franks" Frozen TV Dinner
My inner 8-year-old desperately hoped to find Swanson’s Beans and Franks on the list.

Snubbed.

That retro delicacy remains a fond suburbu-culinary memory… and a few micrograms of residual plaque on my narrowed arteries.

Forget about the curve ball, Ricky, give him the heater.

Cleveland Indians Coach Lou Brown, from Major League (1989)

Delivered to graveled perfection by character actor James Gammon (1940-2010). Oddly enough, it’s the one line from the film that’s stuck with me. Major League’s on a short-list of great baseball movies, which includes, in no particular order:

LogoLounge: 2010 Trends

Samples from LogoLounge's 2010 Logo Design Trends: "Parts," "Stains," "Box-up"
Success breeds. Top to bottom, three of the fifteen featured trends (including a handful of also-rans) in logo/identity design:

Parts: Chris Rooney Illustration/Design - Ramsell
Stains: Paradox Box - Begucci Cafe
Box-up: Schwartzrock Graphic Arts - Pugleasa Company

(Images via LogoLounge)

Cubby-Blue (dot com)

AN ILLUSTRATED BLOG ABOUT WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A CUBS FAN

Commiseration, thy name is Cubs.

"Carlos & Ozzie Go To Dinner" by Ted Souers © 2010, from Cubby-Blue, An Illustrated Blog About What It Feels Like To Be A Cubs Fan
“Carlos & Ozzie Guillen Go To Dinner” Ted Souers 2010)

“Real Dolls #11” - Zachary Canepari ©
A photographic visit to the Real Doll factory. Somewhere between Stepford, Westworld and eww. (via)

“Real Dolls #11” - Zachary Canepari ©

A photographic visit to the Real Doll factory. Somewhere between Stepford, Westworld and eww. (via)

Moon Zoo (dot org)

Your Chance To Explore The Moon

…with your help, we hope to study the lunar surface in unprecedented detail.

The biggest perk for participating: You get to keep whatever cheese you find.

Obelisks score double-infinity points.

Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don’t care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don’t win it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out,
At the old ball game.

Jack Norworth

The often unsung hero of every 7th Inning Stretch receives an extra tip of the cap this All-Star Week in Anaheim.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Harvey Pekar, Cleveland Comic-Book Legend, Dies At Age 70

I’m a guy that likes to sit in one place - Harvey Pekar

Harvey Pekar's comic-book masterpiece, "American Splendor" Issue #1 (1976) cover
American Splendor #1 (1976) - Welcome to everyday life.

StillTasty (dot com)

Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide

No, the sour cream in your fridge should not have its own sweater vest, even if it is cold in there.