Not that I am about to become a gay rights activist, or anything, but this is worth a read. Why do we hate? And is it really any different to hate someone because of their sexuality than it is to hate them because of their skin color or religion?

Awwww, baby duck-billed platypi! So cute!

Just a reminder than not everything is as it seems.

I must make these. They look OhMyGoshYummy.

This is interesting. Not sure what to make of it, but it’s interesting.

I’m sure the cookies are tasty, but it’s the pictures of the little girl in this post that are priceless.

Am I the only one personally affronted that Inglorious Basterds is misspelled? Seriously?

What time it is? as That One likes to say.

This will amuse small children for minutes, big kids for hours.

Pictorial spice dictionary. Handy stuff for cooks here.

Apparently, the whole world is going to the dogs, just as we all suspected. But this is one BIIIIIG DOG. Glad I don’t have his kibble bill!

Apparently, I am diametrically opposed to the waters off the west coast of Australia. How about you?

Oh, this is cool. Young me/now me captures people then and now. Same places, same poses, years apart. Lovely.

Hehehehe, this parrot sings! In French!

Hahahaha, this guy, Craig, is really in to meeting new people.

Don’t look now, it’s an abominable snow monster!

Hmm, the ten best songs of 2009, it says. But I haven’t heard any of them.

This photoessay is entitled “The Most Alien Landscapes on Earth”, and the photographs are awe inspiring. Seriously, in a look-what-God-hath-wrought kind of way.

And this one, in a what-man-can-imagine kind of way.

And one more photo essay. All I can say here is “Wow. Just wow.”

StumbleUpon now lets you integrate with Facebook. Suh-weet! Now I can be Wonder Woman all over the internets.

Oh, this is fun. Watch a cartoon being drawn. It looks so easy in internet time, but I bet it took a good long while to do it

Sent this little goodie to a friend of mine today. Pretty quick read, but interesting for those of us who struggle with guilt.

Oh my word. Please excuse me, I need to wipe the drool off my keyboard before it dies a slow, slobbery death.

Don’t blame everything on God. Sometimes, you have to take some personal responsibility for stuff.

A beautiful photograph. No need to ask if this is edited, the url says yes. Still, it’s absolutely beautiful.

A little dress I may be wanting to buy. But it’s spendy. But it’s gorgeous. Would look good beside dress blues OR an Italian suit.

Oh, this is funny! Austenbook. Much better than cliffnotes, and explained in a way today’s youth can easily understand. And also grownups.

Here’s is one for you timeline and science geeks: Chronology of Events in Science, Mathematics, and Technology.

Sometimes I feel like this.

More music! Can you tell I am logging substantial listening hours? All about celtic music.

Looking for a great vacation spot? Well, you can’t go here.

Did you think wallets were made for holding your money? Well, check this one out: money wallet.

Here are some crazy cool hot air balloons. These things have always fascinated me. I’m gonna ride in one of them one day!

I am so making this caramel apple cheesecake. Oh yes I am. And then I shall need to click on the first link I posted, hahahahahahahaha!

Best book quote ever:

A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much other fiction. By contrast, the audience for an obscure novel is largely composed of people who read a lot. That means the least popular books are judged by people who have the highest standards, while the most popular are judged by people who literally do not know any better. An American who read just one book this year was disproportionately likely to have read ‘The Lost Symbol’, by Dan Brown. He almost certainly liked it.

Free internet radio.

Free internet radio.

Free internet radio.

Those last three links read the same, but go to separate places.

This takes self portrait to whole new levels.

Times are hard all over, but you can save some money in the kitchen with these cheap cooking ideas.

Okay, ya’ll know I love to laugh, even at myself. Go read this, cause it’s just funny.

Interesting pictorial essay on Queen Elizabeth with U.S. presidents. She’s a striking woman, isn’t she?

A little time on your hands and a bit of white scrap yarn? Make this little lamb.

Huh. An interesting optical illusion using the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Crazy the way the brain works.

Now here is an idea. Turn a dead person into pencils and then….. well, just go read it. It’s a pretty interesting idea.

Umm, words fail me. That doesn’t happen very often, but this really has to be seen to be believed.

Ever lost your digital camera? Check out this guy’s solution. You may want to adapt it for your own purposes.

I love me some Johnny Depp, though I hesitate to take significant life advice from him. This quote actually came from his character in The Libertine, which I watched not long ago, and it is pretty accurate.

Just another amazing photo.