Jason English
Morning Cup of Links: Weird Historic Landmarks
by Jason English - August 28, 2008 - 2:30 AM
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Writing for Neatorama, our own Stacy Conradt explores a few unexpected places on the National Historic Landmark list.
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If you’re not planning a Labor Day Weekend getaway, here’s the next best thing: pretty pictures of 20 picturesque roads.
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Picture 410.pngSure, you know all about Flower Power and John and Yoko’s Bed In, but do you know where the Peace Corps started or what country the peace symbol is actually from? Be sure to give our peace quiz a chance!

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The Ten Worst Non-Automotive Product Tie-Ins With Automotive Brands.
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On Tuesday, we discussed why the drinking age was 21. Slate‘s Darshak Sanghavi weighs in on whether we should lower it.
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It’s 3:30am, and I know where my child is—screaming her six-week-old head off, like she has been since 7pm. My wife and I decided to pack up the family at midnight and head down to her parents’ Jersey Shore house. A tire blowout on the Garden State Parkway made it a memorable trip. So now I’m going to read up on the effects of sleep deprivation.
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Did I mention how much I miss Miss Cellania? Here’s an update on her moving adventures.
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How well do you know your salt? Read up on nine salts that will spice up your life.
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And here’s a look at completely inappropriate coloring books.

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Comments (4)
  1. no five questions?!

  2. I know it seems like a long way off, but in a couple of months, your little one WILL be sleep through the night (mine was 4 months). Sleep deprivation is only temporary.

    Enjoy the Jersey Shore!

  3. If you have satellite check out NFL Network at night. When my son was a newborn we spent many nights watching classic NFL reruns at 2 AM.

  4. Wittynickname, that’s funny…when our son was born there was a James Bond-athon on AMC. Seems no matter what time we were up, there was Ursula Andress in her bikini.

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