Interesting story: http://scienceblogs.com/catdynamics/2009/03/120_apr.php

"Do you want to escape Satan's grip..." on your penis?

http://www.puritycoalition.sitebuilderonline.com/f/Title_1-Chapter_1-0.mp3

I kind of can't believe that The Pioneer Woman won for blog of the year. I mean, it's a good blog, and updated frequently, but the writing is so-so and the photography is also so-so. I guess that means I need to get my ass in gear and do something better.

I actually kind of like Twitter because I like brevity. Sometimes I don't have more than 140 characters of interesting writing in me. It also plays right into our highly social nature. Though it's not critical to our survival, we get comfort from passing bit of information back and forth ( Read more... )

NY Times video on retouching and body image.I have conflicting feelings on the French effort to get magazines to disclose the degree to which images have been altered. On the one hand, I know first-hand the negative impact that unrealistic illustrations of beauty can have on one's self-esteem ( Read more... )

I can't believe his staff is letting him do this. Posts about beaver management aside, there are several mis-spellings. (Call me old-fashioned, but I think our leaders should be able to spell properly or use spelling/grammar check.)

Walnuts!

I think I want one of these: http://www.target.com/EURO-PRO-Shark-Steam-Mop/dp/B000V4Q8GA

Does anybody out there have experience with this sort of thing? The reviews are either love it/hate it, not much in between.

http://ihasahotdog.com/2009/02/08/funny-dog-pictures-youve-been-with-other-dogs/

Though a bit browner in the face, this dog looks more like Hankles than any other I've seen.

http://www.kansascity.com/703/story/1019356.html

I've been here: http://www.flintstonesbedrockcity.com/gallery.phpRead more... )