We all want to tell the truth. And, well, lies such as "that's a nice dress" (when it's hideous) or "nice to have met you" (when he or she was a bore) just fall out of our mouths. After consulting this site, is it any wonder? It's dedicated to those moments when the kids realize some of the things we've told them are not exactly the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It's made better because items are submitted by site visitors. Some of the gems on this site include a child who "was told that Darth Vader sounded the way he did because he got a nut stuck in his throat whilst eating it." Pure joy.

Cracking cartoons

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2314339.stm

If you haven't turned either yourself or your kids on to Wallace and Grommit, what are you waiting for? These ultra cute, awfully British claymation characters are wholesome fun with that Bugs Bunny factor: They're great for young kids and keep adults amused with slightly higher brow humor (or is that humour?). Perhaps you caught Nick Park's Chicken Run. Wallace and Grommit are from the same stable. This short is hosted by the BBC and is prefixed by an article on the new animations.

Flight of the passing fancy

TheAtlantic.com/issues/42sep/sikorsky.htm

In the same documented way that certain corporate entities went out of their way to kill then-popular street cars and put the kibosh on widespread public transportation, perhaps the idea of flying to work went down the same route. Or, perhaps, the idea of living out in the country and flying to work on a daily basis really wasn't economically feasible. Whatever the reason for nonadoption, this whimsical article by helicopter pioneer Igor Sikorsky is a fine read. Why not read it while driving to work as many of your fellow travelers on U.S. 19 seem to do?

Nerd's delight

www.BookMarklets.com/

She Who Must be Obeyed has a theory that I'm mostly binary. I'm hot and cold on everything (see, I'm doing it now), and always love or despise anything (there I go again). And I cook in the same way, too. The stove is either at full blast or off. Yet, as I get older, I'm softening up and letting a little gray creep in to this black-and-white world. I'm getting to the point where I'll go either way on the usefulness of JavaScript, the built-in language in most Web browsers. Rather than being the spawn of Satan, it might have a purpose in the world. Take this site, for instance. It's riddled with tiny JavaScript tricks that you can copy to your browser's bookmarks and many you can use offline. My favorite section is the calculator area. Very smart. I love it!

Hard to swallow

www.SwordSwallow.com/

I don't often start out with "do not try this at home," but, please, do not try this at home. Or work. Or anybody else's home, for that matter. If you've ever wanted to know more about the long history of sticking a sword down your throat and living to do it again, this site takes a stab at putting together a resource for the curious. The X-ray photos are particularly interesting. I'd suggest that a strong stomach is required for viewing all of the site. If I get a fish bone lodged in my throat, you would think the end of the world was near. Hats off to these folks.

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