- Men’s Murderous Revenge – HEAR HEAR. I was livid the other day at the “Single Fathers” spokesman who tried to put some of the blame for this tragedy on custody laws. This essay perfectly articulates why that’s bullshit.
- New Chemical “Bitter Blocker” Makes Foods Taste Sweeter – Spinach and broccoli are fine; it’s kale that I’d like to have “adjusted.”
- Lego Stilettos – For Issy…
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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Running – good for your knees!
NPR had a story recently about whether running hurts your knees. Great news – it doesn’t! In fact, it looks like running actually helps ward off osteoarthritis. Just be sure to go out slow, especially if you (like me) are on the heavier side of the bell curve.
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Red and White Quilts
MOM! Check this out: Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts. Those are amazing. My favorite is “Vortex” (slide 32). HOW DO YOU DO THAT?!
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- Cheshirefield – Huh. I’m surprised by the number of folks recommending leather. I wonder if that’s an option for us.
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- MetaFilter Stops Sex Slavery: Russian Targets Speak Out – The Daily Beast – I watched that post happen in real time too. It was crazy. Everyone was crying when the news came through they were safe.
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- GDC releases classic game postmortem videos – Bookmarking to watch all of these later.
- How-To: Photographic Quilt – I spent like 30 seconds wondering why Pac-Man had a chunk taken out of his head before I realised what the photo actually was.
- This is Why You Can’t Make Money in the Stock Market
- The Perfect Karaoke Song
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Crochet Hat
Note to self: crochet this hat for my nieces…
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Wizards!
Harry Potter wizards in other movies. Neat! Infographic charting which wizards have appeared in other films together. I would’ve guessed something like Sense and Sensibility to have the most, but there’s actually one with NINE. Wouldn’t have guessed that one.