Dave Caolo

The Apple tablet exists and was released in 1979. Back when the Apple II was the baddest piece of hardware around (and long before Photoshop), Apple released this tablet for sketching with a wired stylus. The cost? $650. Unfortunately, this tablet was discontinued when the FCC found that it caused radio frequency interference problems.

[Via Edible Apple]

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Animated to give the stereo effect. Love it.

Gorgeous.

Lucky Cat Candy packaging. Love it.

Whenever I reach for the tin of family recipes, I think of the relationship of food and family. Each culture has a unique cuisine, and families are no different.

Why do we eat green bean casserole? Because it’s good or nutritious? No. We eat green bean casserole to honor our grandmother who fed three children, a husband and herself on a shoestring budget.

We prepare pierogie from scratch to remind us of our family’s origins in Poland.

When far-flung families are reunited, these are the dishes they prepare. When the childen are brought to the stove for the first time, this what they learn to cook.

This is where we come from. This is who we honor. This is why we all have a tin of recipes in a cabinet.

I ought to make a formal collection.

“Most people don’t have enough time to interact with their kids, let alone your brand. Respect that.”

[Via @leeclowsbeard]

Passages from the short list for this year’s Literary Review’s 2009 bad sex in fiction award. Don’t miss “A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta” by Paul Theroux.

“Pray at my portal.”

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[Via Swiss Miss]