Links of the Day

From nephthys510: Bill Mokeler had already given his heart to Paul Sagon when they married two years ago, so last Valentine's Day, he gave his love a kidney. (Yes, I am resisting the urge to ask about cooking methods. Pass the grownup points.)

From the_xtina: How to make a long-distance relationship work

(no subject)

The trouble with being nontheistic, see, is that it's really hard to find an appropriate substitute for the phrase "god only knows."


For instance: "I went to bed around 10:00 pm and went right to sleep. Between midnight and 2:30 am I was wide awake. Is this depression-related sleep disruption, or are the older-than-me people who say 'That'll happen more and more as you get older, get used to it' correct? God Universe FSM Only the Shadow knows."


... and with that, I'm off to see my lawyer!

ETA: Making this public, because the "gender of Flying Spaghetti Monster" discussion in comments is vitally important to Universal well-being. Information wants to be free. And such.

For Certain of my Friends: Physics Limericks

(Thanks to technodyke)

Goodnight Irene
by Ken Kiger

There once was a girl named Irene,
who lived on distilled kerosene.
But she started absorbin'
A new hydrocarbon,
And since then has never benzene!


Doin' its Own Thing
by Edward H. Green

The first law of Newton I sing
My voice has a relevant ring:
"An object left free
Of hassles will be
Engrossed in just doing its thing."

More here: http://www.aps.org/apsnews/0397/11855.cfm