linky dinks #17

greetings fellow earthlings!

issue #17 of linky dinks is yet another mish mash of seemingly unconnected thoughts that have nothing in common but the fact that they interested me

and what more could you ask, really?

ok, let's get on it:

if the bees are ok, we are ok
it's been a rough year or so for the bees
and if you know how this big, old world works, that's never good news for us
martha stewart blogs about her honeybees

expand your mind. the universe is already doing it on its own.
q2c festival: from quantum to cosmos/ see the talks free online

i once had a subscription to this but let it go because i always have way more reading material than I can get through
the sun magazine some articles are online. there is enchantment there.

sometimes photoshopped photos capture truth more than untouched ones
china hush

occasionally the world responds to my rants
if you ask me:
LIFE is educational. Forget tv and dvd's for babies and toddlers (and so on). Let them play, get fresh air, whole foods, and interact within their worlds. The screen will not make 'em smarter. If anything, it dumbs 'em down. But the good news? You can take back your baby einstein videos for a full refund.
baby einstein is not educational

i'm looking forward to the day when obama is out of office
because that's when he'll have the freedom to really do what he's here to do
the same way Clinton has achieved so much more since he's been out of office
for now the oppositional forces are so determined to block his way
democratic politics are so very messy
lessons for obama

a new list I would like to expand upon
people who are 'pathologically honest'* (which is something I entirely enjoy)
1. kelly *I stole kelly's own words (pathologically honest) and then started making this list, which makes her the first honorary member.
2. kevin I thoroughly enjoyed the book that evolved from his blog, My Boring Ass Life. People on a message board starting asking him what the heck he does all day and he began writing about it. Delightful. And proves the point that no life is truly boring.
3. carrie Wishful drinking. A favourite book. Serious. Funny. Bipolar. Electroshock therapy. Truth. Recovery. It's all there.
4. _________ Should your name be here?
I look forward to growing this particular list. Maybe even add my name to it. Mwah ha haha.

have you ever known someone who requires very little sleep?
I have. I met Manley when we both worked for the same university professor who was a very productive and healthy guy and never slept more than 2-3 hours a night. He also ran many miles a day. I also remember hearing that Martha Stewart requires little sleep. In this story Roger Ebert talks about a man he knew who apparently did not sleep at all:
the man who didn't sleep

question of the day
if you will recall from human biology classes
90% of what we take in with our eyes is immediately disregarded by our brains
(no link: i was just reminded of this fact and it's on my brain)
So what is it we're not seeing?