I've been maintaining this blog for several months now -- more out of curiousity than anything else. But I was pleasantly surprised by the response and realized that I'd need to switch to a different platform if it were going to continue to grow. I chose Typepad, migrated this content over and am now happy to announce the launch of thepinkbelly.com!

Why is it called thepinkbelly.com? Gracie has the cutest pink belly and loves getting tummy rubs!

This also means the discontinuation of this blog.

ConocoPhillips continues a 54-year tradition by transforming a pumpkin-shaped 3 million gallon storage tank at its Wilmington, California-based Los Angeles refinery into Smilin' Jack, the world's largest Jack-o-lantern. The refinery pumpkin patch expects at least 30,000 visitors who want a close-up look at Smilin' Jack.

Preparing Smilin' Jack for his annual appearance requires more than 100 gallons of orange, black and white paint.

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You know that smell that you get on your hands after handling coins? It's not the coins causing the smell, it's you.

A new study finds that the smell of iron is, ironically, a type of human body odor, created by the breakdown of oils in skin after touching objects that contain the element."That we are smelling the metal itself is actually an illusion," said study team member Dietmar Glindemann of the University of Leipzig in Germany.Scientists think it works like this: When touching objects made of iron, perspiration from skin causes the iron atoms to gain two electrons. The doubly negative iron atoms react with oil in skin, causing them to decompose, forming 1-octen-2-one.Because blood contains iron, rubbing blood over skin produces a similar metallic smell, the researchers said.

Stuck for a costume this Halloween? How about dressing like Michael Knight? This Knight Rider outfit is standard issue from Knight Industries and will have you and KITT rounding up the bad guys in no time. The costume includes the wig, jacket and watch. The jacket features a heat transfer of KITT on the back with the Knight Rider Logo. If only I knew about this 20 years ago...

After launching their Flickr MiniCards last month, Moo.com have just launched Skype MiniCards.They cost the same price as the Flickr Mini Cards ($19.99 for 100) and as a launch offer you canget 10 absolutely free. Simply enter the promo code "freebie" and design your cards.

I heart pandas...

Fox Mulder's Answer:
You saw it cross the road with your own eyes. How many more chickens have to cross the road before you believe it?

Scully's Answer:
It was a simple bio-mechanical reflex that is commonly found in chickens.

Bill Clinton's Answer:
I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What do you mean by chicken? Could you define chicken, please?

Chuck Norris' Answer:
Because I threw it.

Jack Bauer's Answer:
Give me ten minutes with the chicken and I'll find out.

Charles Darwin's Answer:
Chickens, over great periods of time, have been naturally selected in such a way that they are now genetically disposed to cross roads.

Jack Nicholson's Answer:
You WANT that chicken on the road. You NEED that chicken on the road. You're just too much of a chicken to be on that road YOURSELF!

Dr. Seuss' Answer:
Did the chicken cross the road?
Did he cross it with a toad?
Yes, the chicken crossed the road,
But why it crossed, I've not been told!

More funny answers here.

Announced back in March 2006, Samsung are finally releasing the SCH-B600 - a 10 megapixel cameraphone that is also capable of displaying satellite TV and can also read business cards. I want one!

Do you believe in ghosts? Here are the top ten best ghost photographs ever taken (according to Christopher Knight).

A very cool stop motion video by a guy who animated himself through his house and the city of Breda, the Netherlands. It took six months to complete but mostly due to the weather.

Related: A stop motion video by The Last Laugh

Read it again out loud.

This time point to each word with your finger as you read out loud.

Weird, huh?

Related: Model to billboard in 60 seconds.

A picture of a space shuttle launch taken by a WB-57 chase plane and not from the International Space Station as this blog claims.

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