Source – Ebay

Asking Price – $14.25

Description – “The entire piece is about 2.25″ (5.7cm). Made from ceramic. This collectors salt and pepper shaker set features two Basset Hound dogs kissing. Each are separate pieces held together with magnets. ”

What? – That’s right they have magnets that make them kiss!

Ebay weight lifting bears!

Current asking price – $3.75

From the description – “These ceramic shakers stand 4 ¾” tall and are 2 7/8” wide. Bears (who look a bit like cats) are gray in color and are wearing old style one-piece exercise suits. Each is holding a barbell that has chartreuse colored weights. One shaker has two pour holes: the other three.”

Designing with Web Standards by Jeffery Zeldman – 3rd Edition
ISBN – 9780321616951

I wasn’t sure if a book on web standards would be that useful. But so far it has proved to be the answer to web developments new year’s resolution to lose some weight. And wow do the examples point to some eye opening problems. Many sites are bogged down by code that is unnecessary, bulky and caters to old browsers.

So out of interest I ran this site through the W3C validator and guess what happened???? RESULTS

That’s right all clean! Well actually at the time I had an paragraph tag that wasn’t closed. . . Anyways the book is turning out to be quite useful and I’m going to be keeping a closer eye on bulky coding from now on.

- Ben

Folding Techniques for Designers by Paul Jackson
978-1856697217

Origami techniques can only take you so far – although making cranes is fun. This is a craft I wish I made more time for – same thing goes for calligraphy, stencils, photography. . . I think I smell a New Years Resolution coming on!

- Ben

First name Mr – middle name ‘period’ – last name T! I pity the fool who don’t like these shakers!

Get em from Etsy Seller – ModernFX!

Princess Leia: “I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.”

Available here.

The dinner table is a battlefield and you best gear up to survive. Time for a flavour explosion!

Buy here!

Confronting a dish that is bland and unseasoned should not be done in anger – but in peace! These stone salt and pepper shakers are the perfect answer to a frustrating situation. Ahhh…… calm….

I think you can buy these – here.

Tooth / Teeth Salt and Pepper Shakers. These would be great if you were a dentist, or perhaps thats the last thing you would want to see after a day of cleaning teeth.

Created by Propagana Products.

Also available here.

Kind of looks like ghosts. . . And they are for sale from San Fransisco’s Museam of Modern Art Store.