TVEyes, we’re watching while you’re not! This company will monitor the TV airwaves for utterences of any word or phrase you choose, and then email you a notification. It seems this is mostly intended for financial types who want to see what people are saying about their hot stock, but it has other interesting uses, too. For example, Chip over at Chip’s SpyNotebook watched for the word “monkey” Wednesday evening and found a number of quotes.

Macaroni & Cheese makes me dance, too. Requires Flash.

Mike Gunderloy, author of Larkfarm (a favorite site of mine), has shown me to the Degree Confluence Project. And suprisingly enough, the 34N, 83W point near my house has not been done yet. So, I’ll just have to find a GPS unit to borrow and go hiking…

Lady Luck walks out on the Kilkenny Cats on the one day they need her most as Cork stage a dramatic triumph. You can catch up on all of your hurling news, thanks to a site from Guinness. I think if you were to follow a link labelled “hurling” from an American brewery’s page, you might expect to be taken somewhere entirely different.

As predicted, Toronto beat on the Thrashers last night, winning 4-0. The gameplay was uninspired on both sides, but the Guinness was mighty fine. Very amusing was the second intermission time-killer: a mid-rink game of Sumo Hockey. Six people dressed in those big inflatable sumo suits played a quick game. I’ll be back tomorrow to watch my favorites, the St Louis Blues, deliver yet another pounding.

Greg over at MandomongerFarm ("slouching toward self-sufficiency “) has come back from his blogging hiatus, started the day I found the site. While away, he’s started Goldfish Dreams, a place for homesteading, health, social activism, and other interests.

At Topozone, I was able to find my house on a set of old USGS quad maps. In the center of the map you’ll see an upside-down “T” intersection with three houses shown. Mine’s the one right at the corner, the middle of the three. Since this map was made, the road segment heading west from the house has been abandoned, leaving just a wicked curve. The house shown just to the west of mine has also been abandoned, and my landlords live in the one to the east. Hook up your GPSs and come visit: 34.0863ºN, 83.2713ºW . Hmmm… not to far from 34N,83W. If only I could find the URL to The Convergence Project.

If you’ve ever wanted to see the Wal-Mart Visitor’s Center in Bentonville, Arkansas, you may first want to see RussJohn’s write-up. Actually, if you’ve ever wanted to see anything in Arkansas, RussJohn’s there for you. My wonderful friend Marjorie (hi Marg!) may be particularly interested in the 30 Foot Tall Mr Peanut, just one of the sites listed under Things Which Defy (or at least do not require) Explanation.

If you are upset about Dubya apologizing to New York Catholics, you may be interested in bjunet.com, filtered internet access courtesy of Bob Jones University and Mayberry USA. Keep in mind, though, that Kestrel’s Nest will likely be off-limits to you from there.

It’s been another busy day, with little time for surfing or posting. I did take some time to work on the tour of my new house (sneak peek of floorplan), and I’m on my way out the door to go watch Toronto beat on the Atlanta Thrashers.