Addicted to Placebos

My Spore creature, Nintin. I’m not a big gamer but after playing around with just the trial version of the Creature Creator, I’m hooked.
Going to be a long time until September 7 rolls around, though.

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He says he was inspired by the impending birth of his first child to find bin Laden and hoped to make the world a safer place. Yet he leaves his wife, Alexandra, at home to worry about him as he repeatedly puts himself in harm’s way over several months.
Fiilm Clips: New Spurlock film riskier than [...]

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“After taking an honest look in the mirror, I too realized that the Mac cliche is fitting: perfectionist, Starbucks drinker, organic eater, and yes, even a bit superior. Not surprisingly, I own a Mac, sigh.”
Marketplace: Those Mac users think they’re so cool
Well, yeah.  I’m surprised this story is still making the rounds - even I’ve [...]

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BBC NEWS | Health | Daily caffeine ‘protects brain’
The article says that just one cup a day helps to protect the brain.  One cup!
Gotta love a world where both coffee and chocolate are actually good for you.
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Driver Crashes Car While Reaching For Cell Phone (But Saves Cup Of Coffee) - Switched: Gadgets, Tech, Digital Stuff for the Rest of Us
Always, always save the coffee.
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Sorry for posting this so late but if you’re into audiobooks and don’t already have an account at Audible, you can download a free book until 11 AM tomorrow.  (Tomorrow being the 27th.)
Really, truly free - no credit card required.  There are somewhere around fifty titles to choose from, ranging from Austen to Asimov.  Go [...]

Although Gmail’s spam filter tends to be pretty accurate, I still check the folder to make sure nothing gets dumped in there in error.  Of course, there are scads of Viagra and Cialis garbage with subject lines like:

Life’s tough, make IT tougher, harder, longer.
Penetrate her deeper, harder and longer with this miracle solution.
Enlarge your male [...]

Michelle Campbell was told she wouldn’t be allowed to officiate a boys’ basketball game because the host school doesn’t allow women to hold positions of authority.
Female Ref Barred From Calling Game - AOL Sports
Yes, the same state that tried to remove evolution from schools and gave a primary win to Mike Huckabee.
There’s no place like [...]