There are Canada geese outside. I can never remember what time of year is typical for them, around here...

(Today wasn't working, so I came home early. Now trying to be Productive)

In other news, this is made of win. I should possibly make a "There is a Spoon" sign.

I've occasionally joked that ordinary people have to be high in order to see the world the way I do. Oddly, I might almost have been right.

Link courtesy of siderea.

Some of the rest of you might find it interesting as well. Note the deisel graph, in particular.

Price of Gasoline in Constant USD.

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education, by William Deresiwicz

I really want to append some analysis to this one, but I don't have anything that's writable, yet. My data set for American social and power elites has gained some depth, but it's the sort that's hard to sequentialize.

After six years' imprisonment, it turns out that the Guantanamo Bay detainees have the right of habeus corpus after all.It's worth noting that American legal precedent generally holds that it's better to let a murderer go free (for lack of evidence, or due to procedural error during trial) than to risk the possibility of imposing a sentence of ( Read more... )

Following up from last time: The blueberry cream cheese braid was delicious, and lasted all of three days.

New: Bagels! A cup of blueberries added to the dough didn't make for a very blueberryish end result, and they probably could've baked a little longer, but they turned out tasty nonetheless ( Read more... )

The Fresh Loaf is a dangerous website. I'm now trying to make a blueberry cream cheese braid, which will hopefully be breakfast and/or snackfood for the rest of the week. I might also make an attempt at doughnuts.

The Pill Saves is a collection of positive stories from women about birth control, including some women for whom it has literally saved their life ( Read more... )

Discrimination, it has a flavor. Courtesy of leora, by way of siderea.

As though I needed reminding of why I want out of this part of the country (at bare minimum)...