"My Parents Were Awesome" is a blog where you can submit an old photo of your parents back when they were -- awesome. 

Before the fanny packs and Andrea Bocelli concerts, your parents (and grandparents) were once free-wheeling, fashion-forward, and super awesome.

I still think my parents are pretty awesome.  Actually, they become awesome-er with age. 

Image from My Parents Were Awesome, Ronnie & Lee

Link [via Sopheava de Lumiere]

I'm not exactly sure why someone would want to scan his/her food.  Also makes you wonder why people would want to scan their butts and faces.  Hmmm...  I'd rather not think this scanner was used for both purposes  Link [via MeFi]

[pictured: D&D Deli: BLT on wheat]

Take one of your photos and replace the person within the photo with a drawing.  It's simple enough to do and creates an interesting effect.  You can view more of Themanwhofellasleep's Invisibilia images at his website as well as take advantage of the tutorial has has provided.  Link (via Neatorama)

Okinawa Soba posted a fascinating flickr set of 3D stereoviews of old Japan.

Almos 60 of the stereoviews in this set were photographed by Japanese photographer T. ENAMI [His self-portrait in Japanese Armor is the face of my flickr Icon]. The rest are divided up mostly among works by HERBERT PONTING, HENRY STROHMEYER, AND JULIAN COCHRANE. A few other 3-D photographers from both Japan and abroad are also represented here.

Most of the views were taken during the years 1895 to 1910, with the majority taken ca.1898-1905.

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[Above photo by Julian Cochrane, 1904 - Link]

Tom Carter’s CHINA: Portrait of a People captures diversity of 33 Chinese provinces



Beijing, China – As the 2008 Summer Olympics commence, all eyes are on China. But far from being the celebration envisaged by Chinese leaders, the first six months of 2008 have seen unrest in Tibet, worldwide protests against the Olympic torch and the devastating earthquake in Sichuan.

This attention has raised new curiosity: Who are the Chinese? How do they live, work and play? How much do we really know about the 1.3 billion people who inhabit this vast country?

I've been putting together a slideshow for my Lola's 100th birthday coming up in October.  It's been a lot of work scanning photo after photo, but well worth it especially when you come across photos like the one above. 

I'm not sure what year this photo was taken, but it was well before my time.  Pictured are my cousins, aunts, Lola and Lolo enjoying cold bottles of Coke during a hot day in the Philippines.  This photo is screaming retro Coke advertisement.

I'm going to have nightmares tonight after viewing agentparanoia's "Childhood Fears" photoset.  These photos are down-right scary.  View the set if you dare.   Link.

Over the weekend, Jason, Colleen (Jason's mom) and Ted (beekeeping expert) split their hive in order to set up a secondary hive in another location.  Chris Wiggins witnessed the hive splitting and lived to tell the tale.  He wrote a great post over on his blog Beautiful Bokeh and also shared amazing photos he took on that day. 

Link to Beautiful Bokeh.  Link to photo gallery.

Update:  Jason wrote up a post over at Make: Blog about his hive splitting experience and provides information on how to start your own backyard beehive.  Link.

Doctor Beef has a fantastic flickr set titled Storm Troopin' which depicts the secret lives of Storm Troopers.   Who knew Storm Troopers are just like you and me. 

That has got to hurt.  Don't miss out on looking at the larger image.  The expressions of the people surrounding this guy are priceless.  Link