Legos, politician awe, drowned buildings

All the Lego sets, ever. *drools*

I know John McCain gets all the "badass politician" press, and he did have some very heroic wartime experiences. But honestly, Daniel Inouye should make the top of any badass politician list by far. In fact, he should BE the list. Check out paragraphs 3-5 here.

Amazing drowned buildings.

Seriously, go look at the first one.

Architectural Stationery Vignettes
Company stationery used to be way cooler, and feature a lot more buildings.  To wit:

The Titanic's Haute Heroine, The Countess of Rothes
...among the ship’s renowned, moneyed travelers, only the Countess was renowned and moneyed—and titled.

Why do old books smell?
admit it you've wondered.  posted by one of my favorite sites to look for old/obscure/out of print books at reasonable prices