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Random links and stuff that don't fit in anywhere else, but you should know about. From journalism to blogging to whatever else tickles my fancy. Not always safe, always interesting. I think.

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I am a journalist, blogger, nerd and always looking for gigs. I like ice cream, sleeping next to my cat, hot and sour soup and the color yellow.

Simon’s Cat sees snow for the first time… — Cute Overload

“In the classroom his approach would have worked well. Instead of interrupting management, he would have been regularly visiting professors during office hours. His focus on his assigned tasks above all else would have made him a star student with the best grades in the class. Mission accomplished. At work, on the other hand, Ted was still a top performer at what he did, but he was a hamster on a wheel trying to stay ahead of all the other bright and capable employees. Even worse, he was always worried about new competition. He was caught in an unending cycle of stress.”

—How To Rise Fast At Work: A True Story - Forbes.com

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Young Adult Friction – Video & free listening at Last.fm

Dinosaur May Have Used Venom To Kill Prey : NPR »

I want one. As a pet. Kill, Dino kill!

“USDA rules for meat are more stringent for fast food than they are for school lunches and that fast food companies do a much better job of producing safe meat.”

—Are Big Macs Safer Than School Food? - The Atlantic Food Channel
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Incredible ‘Garbage City’ Rises Outside of Cairo | Inhabitat

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Nielsen folds Editor & Publisher »

Wow.

I want some of this right now. This second, please. Spicy-Sweet and So Good: Spiced Honey Crème | Apartment Therapy The KitchnI want some of this right now. This second, please. Spicy-Sweet and So Good: Spiced Honey Crème | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn

I want some of this right now. This second, please.

Spicy-Sweet and So Good: Spiced Honey Crème | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn

School Kids - And the Rest of Us - Fed Meat That Fast-Food Joints Wouldn’t Touch - ProPublica »

This makes me want to throw up a little.