Previously we wrote about Japanese drumming prodigy Yoyoka Soma whose cover of the Led Zeppelin song “Good Times Bad Times” won effusive raise from the band’s legendary frontman Robert Plant. Since that time Yoyoka has been honing her craft with such classic rock songs as “Bulls on Parade” by Rage Against the Machine, “Can’t Stop”…
Determined Skokomish River Salmon Cross a Flooded Road While Racing Upstream to Spawn
In 2016, nature photographer Terence J. Alison of Washington State captured absolutely incredible footage of determined Skokomish River salmon making their way across a flooded road in a race to spawn. Watch salmon battle through traffic on their way upstream to spawn. The sight of these competing salmon swimming across the pavement is something to…
Creative Dad Builds an Interactive Electronic Busy Box From Scratch for His Button-Pushing Toddler Son
The creative dad behind CodeParade noticed that his toddler son, like so many others, loves to push buttons wherever they go, so he decided to build an interactive busy box that incorporates all his son loves about button pushing. He first started with a small wooden box, cut specific holes into the the top to…
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Struggling with WordPress hosting? We’re here to help! In addition to this blog, Laughing Squid has been providing web hosting services since 1998. Our focus is on Managed WordPress, a service highly optimized for hosting WordPress, with increased performance, scalability and security over our traditional hosting. With our Managed WordPress hosting, storage and bandwidth are…
Kind Man Helps a Beaver Carry Branch Across a Road
While driving down a quiet road in Deggendorf, Bavaria, a young man named Alexander Oswald and his friends saw a river beaver cross the street. At first, Oswald passed right by, but then thought better of it. Oswald returned to the site and saw the beaver struggling to lug a long branch across the road….
Highly Detailed Animal Portraits Painted Onto Stones
In 2017 we wrote about Japanese artist Akie Nakatas and her amazing ability to draw realistic animals onto smooth stones. Since that time, Akie has done a great deal of custom work and exhibitions leading her to create even more of these incredible stone creatures. via My Modern Met
Yummy Food Plushies With Cute Names by Kidrobot
In 2012, we wrote about a delicious looking pancake plush toy by Heidi Kenney for Kidrobot. Since that time Kidrobot has expanded their mouth-watering collection of food plushies into a whole Yummy World. In this world lives enticing residents with cute names, such as Zoey and the Yumyumables, Charlie the Cherry Pie, Soft Serve Sally,…
‘Trek Side of the Moon’ T-Shirt
Actor Wil Wheaton (previously) and R. Stevens of Diesel Sweeties (previously) have joined forces together again to design a “Trek Side of the Moon” t-shirt. This brilliant design mashes together Star Trek (Wheaton played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation) with the iconic Pink Floyd album cover artwork from Dark Side of the…