Linkety-Linkety and Life in general

Exhausted, but in a really good mood. Gorgeous weather today for escorting, so waking up painfully early was a touch less painful. And I got to hang out with Casey and Bill and a friend of theirs, so conversation was fun, and time passed quickly. It's been ages since Casey and I escorted together at the clinic, and we miss our social/gossip time. I barely noticed the protesters' bullshit, I was enjoying the company so much. Managed to sneak in a very brief nap before work, but wow, I could crash again this minute if it were an option. It may be a bit of a long evening, although I've got Revelation of the Daleks to watch, which seems to be an especially surreal Colin Baker ep about a funeral planet. And I'm really looking forward to dinner; it's my weekly carryout splurge now that Muldoon's has prime rib that makes three solid meals for $15. Mmmmmm, meaty goodness. And at the moment I have dried apricots and kettle-fried chips. Sometimes it's the little things.

Choice and Blood: a d20 RPG expansion for roleplaying abortion clinic protests? -- I honestly can't decide what the hell I think of this.

Here’s the Pub, Church and Field for Public Sex

Rescue drill reaches 33 trapped Chilean miners

Insane Clown Posse: And God created controversy
America's nastiest rappers in shocking revelation – they've been evangelical Christians all along (I'm torn on whether to believe this or not)

It's impossible to overstate how terrified some disabled people are, in Britain right now.

Links from AJollyPyruvate

French women cause a stir in niqab and hot pants in anti-burka ban protest

Saturn's Largest Moon Has Ingredients for Life?
Titan finding suggests new origin for life on Earth?

New York's First Antigay Raid Remembered

New Strong-Handed Dinosaur May Shatter Assumptions
Were gentle, plant-eating giants also scavengers and opportunists? (And it's called Sarahsaurus! How awesome is that?)

Two Planet Opposition

Arab League Offers Reprieve on Mideast Talks

Sesame Street Old Spice ad parody

Musical diplomacy in Cuba

Chinese activist wins Nobel Prize; no one in China gets to know about it.

Beyond Pink: Lesbians and Breast Cancer by Dana Rudolph

The Very Dark Side of U.S. History

The Most Wanted Surrogates in the World

In age of Facebook, Twitter and apps, some candidates adapt better than others

In Search of Black and Latino Farmers in the Sustainable Food Movement

Clearing out some more of my old links:
10 Incredible Underground Lakes and Rivers [pics]

Ohio BMV Next of Kin service

Awesome turtle pics

Slow-motion lightning

Traces of pelicans and seagulls crossing the sky

Franz Kafka’s porn brought out of the closet

Trauma and You, Part Four: The Squishy Bits (part of a really fascinating series)

The 6 Cutest Animals That Can Still Destroy You

Golden Ray photos of amazing mass migration

Greatest Sci-Fi Porn Of All Time

Sound of jelly wobbling recorded for architects' competition

Synapse structure varies across species

The science of fun
Some of the finest minds in mathematics spend their time working on pastimes such as juggling, puzzle-solving, magic tricks and board games. So why is it still an uncool subject? Alex Bellos adds it all up

Every Political Leader on Every Issue

Fallacies & Pitfalls in Psychology

Failure to Kick Smoking Habit May Put a Drag on Social Life

Large Study Finds No Link between Marijuana and Lung Cancer

Scientists dig Indy's exploits - to a point
Archaeology professors and students get inspiration and a few chuckles from the "Indiana Jones" movies.

Our culture still ignores the full spectrum of sexual orientation -- and the shifts that many of us make over that spectrum throughout our lives.

Top 10 Food and Drink Hacks

Bisexuality -- What’s in a Name?

A Different Kind of Fat Rant: People of Color and the Fat Acceptance Movement