Google Maps Directions from Standford, CA to Stockholm, Sweden

Drive across the U.S., “Swim across Atlantic 3,406 miles.”

The Toxcity of Drugs versus Alcohol

Alcohol is one of the most toxic drugs available–more toxic than cocaine, LSD, or marijuana. So why is alcohol legal and the others aren’t? More here.

Those Crazy Austrians

This prison in Austria is amazingly nice. I can’t figure out why people wouldn’t want to be in prison.

Expedition highlighting global warming called off due to extreme cold

Oh the irony. Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen decided that they would trek to the North Pole to bring attention to the global warming. They didn’t realize that Old Man Winter had some tricks in store. The AP reports:

Then there was the cold

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Bugatti Veyron Spotting in Paris

Bugatti Veyron, originally uploaded by Scott Ingram Photography.

My eyes in Paris report:

So guess what was parked outside the fancy hotel by the embassy this afternoon. That’s right, a Bugatti Veyron. I tell you what, that’s
got to be one of the most beautiful cars ever made, aside from the
whole fast, 1,000 horsepower, etc and all that…they actually went so
far as to put a rope barricade around it so all the people stopping to
take pictures of it didn’t “disturb” it…

Nate

Thanks Nate for the update. I’m jealous.

Ira Glass on Storytelling

I recently started listening to “This American Life.” It is a great radio show. Here’s Ira Glass, the host of This American Life talking about how to tell stories.