Piss Poor

A fun and interesting collection of historical tidbits, as seen on Facebook today.  Although I'm slightly skeptical of some of them (how would a dog crawl up into a thatched roof?).

Healthy, happy, or hot

I like this formulation of "food that makes you healthy, food that makes you happy, food that makes you hot" (with a Venn diagram, of course).

The Magicians trilogy

Fantastic article about The Magicians trilogy, which actually makes me want to read the third one.

Coke MSDS

Did you know that if you spill Coke, you should provide clean-up workers with protective clothing, chemical resistant gloves, and safety glasses with side guards?  If you ingest small amounts of Coke, you should be treated with milk of magnesia or glasses of water or milk to dilute the substance.  If you ingest large amounts, seek medical attention, but do not induce vomiting.

Communal Living Lite

This sounds like it could fun, though challenging.

Cook Smarts

Have you heard of this meal planning service?  I read about it on a blog.  It sounds intriguing -- for me, the most onerous part of daily cooking is the planning and the attempts to minimize waste, and it sounds like the service does all that for you.

Women and leisure

I found this quote from a Slate article interesting, especially in light of our discussion about video games:

In her wonderful book Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time, Washington Post reporter Brigid Schulte recommends that women allow themselves to really play. "Understand that for women, there never has been a history or culture of leisure or play, unless you consider sweeping, making cheese, churning butter, quilting and knitting your kind of fun."