Category: Fun
Praying Mantis on Roof
This photo of a praying mantis on the roof as seen at the Botanical Garden in Berkeley — not a real praying mantis of course.
Reading new book by John Green
Typically, I read more non-fiction book. But when I read the first page of this fiction book at the book store, I was hooked. This humorous and witty book is by John Green and its title is “The Fault in Our Stars“.
Rhyming Fable of Blind Men Figuring Out an Elephant
John Godfrey Saxe wrote a nice rhyming fable of three blind men trying to describe an elephant. You an read it here.
Although there are various versions of this story, I like this one because it rhymes and there is a moral to the story at the end.
TED talks on Food Deserts
Here are a couple of TED talks that is about food deserts.
The first one is by Ron Finley who lives is South Central, also known as South Los Angeles. It is humorous and enlightening…
The second one is Mari Gallagher about food and health….
Both talked about building a garden.
Weird Al Yankovic Parody “I Can’t Watch This”
“I Can’t Watch This” is a parody song from the Weird Al Yankovic album “Off The Deep End”. You can find this song used in YouTube videos as well.
TCA Kreb Cycle Rap
Here is one for the biochem students. It is a rap song explaining the TCA Cycle. You know, the Kreb Cycle. If not, try to memorize the song…
Creative Art with Food on Dinner Plate
As found on the internet, check out these creative art made by Hong Yi with food on dinner plate.
Compliation Book of Tech Humor
Are you in the mood for some tech humor. “Love at 1st Byte” is a great compilation of various tech humor. This book is quite rare. At the time of this writing, there were no on eBay and only 3 on Amazon. There is ample preview of this book on Google Books, by the way.
Shadow Puppet Show
So realistic the way the mouth of the shadow puppet matches the song.