NOW HERE'S A COOKING SHOW I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OFTEN

On this episode of Man Cooking: The Meatshroom - a mushroom made out of meat.

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FUN LITTLE TIMEWASTER

Gluey

The blobs are trapped, and only you can free them. Click large blobs to make them disappear, and use special items to improve your score!

Each round is unique and random. Stuck? Just restart the level and get a new starting combination!

After finishing all 15 levels, you unlock Zen Mode. Fun enough, but I got frustrated that I can't crack 1000 points.

A MATTER OF TASTE

I've often said that I don't "get" Facebook & Twitter.

Turns out I *do* get them, I just don't LIKE them.

I think blogs are for people who like to put their best foot forward when they socialize. People who want to discuss only their most intriguing ideas, expressed as clearly and concisely as possible. The social networking equivalent of trying to impress your new girl by taking her to an expensive French restaurant.

Facebook & Twitter... let's just call that the social networking equivalent of shopping at Wal-Mart in your pajamas.

A PRESENT

For all you Wii Fit fans:

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL TO HEAR FROM LATVIA

I have, from time to time, bragged about getting blog visitors from foreign countries.

There, I Fixed It got a visit from the freakin' space station.

Very cool.

PUZZLER OF THE DAY

If gay marriage is legalized, should brothers be allowed to marry?

See, societally speaking, the reason incestuous marriages are discouraged is that inbred children are strongly prone to life-threatening genetic defects.

In a gay sibling marriage, children aren't an issue, so is the prohibition necessary?

COURTESY LINK

Right Wing News conducted a survey in which I participated:

Would you favor or oppose giving illegal immigrants now living in the United States the right to live here legally if they pay a fine and learn English?
Oppose - There's already a process for legal immigration. Follow that.

Do you believe Barack Obama is a racist who hates White people?
No - No more than everyone else hates white people, which is quite a bit, because they're very annoying and they like stupid stuff.

Do you believe ACORN stole the 2008 election?
No - No, I believe John McCain flushed it down the toilet by being a linguine-spined, half-socialist douchebag. The fact that he's bald, slow-talking, has a speech impediment that sounds like loose dentures - and caps it all with a bad combover - didn't help his chances any.

Should openly gay men and women be allowed to serve in the military?
No - I've seen unit cohesion fall apart after a homosexual outing. It ain't pretty. Teenage men are full of a lot of things. Tolerance ain't one of them.

Should same sex couples be allowed to marry?
No - If same sex couples want to have all the legal & financial entanglements of marriage, have a lawyer draw up mutual, reciprocal powers of attorney and get a joint checking account. Then buy a pair of rings and live happily ever after like the rest of us. If you're waiting for society's permission, you're probably just a pussy who's afraid of commitment.

Should Barack Obama be impeached, or not?
No - Right now, all he's guilty of is being a sleazy politician with a shit-eating grin and no grasp of basic economics. If that changes, I'll be the first to call for his head on a pike (metaphorically speaking).

Do you believe Barack Obama was born in the United States, or not?
Yes - Although I admit being open to the possibility that his mother was a lying whore who forged paperwork to get her baby citizenship. I'd need to see better proof than what's currently out there, though.

Do you think Barack Obama is a socialist?
Yes - You mean there's evidence to the contrary? I haven't seen any.

Do you believe your state should secede from the United States?
No - Wisconsin would become just another third-world, socialist shit-hole inside of a decade if it were left to its own devices. Hell, it's barely better than that now. New Hampshire, however...

Do you think the Democrats are going to pass a health care bill?
No, it's dead - Democrats flat don't have the numbers any more, and I'm not aware of any Republican obtuse enough to miss the wake-up call of Scott Brown's election.

SECRET TO HAPPINESS? THINK OF 12 REASONS TO BE MISERABLE

Something useful from the Boston Globe:

Students asked to come up with a longer list of reasons they would fail reported feeling more confident than those asked for a shorter list. Indeed, they reported feeling as confident as the students who had been asked to come up with the short list of ways to succeed - by the authors’ calculation, thinking of 12 ways to fail had the same effect as thinking of three ways to succeed.