Sure there is stuff to quibble about, but I’m not about to trouble myself to try to do anything I’d deem better. Video link.
What Are You Doing New Years Eve? by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt – YouTube
This is just damn cute. Enjoy.
Ron Paul: I no longer approve this message
Yeah, right.

Why the White South Is Still in Denial About Slavery | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet
Seriously? F the South.
I have lived in Texas, worked in almost every southern state. They fly a flag celebrating treason, still call elderly black men “boy” and have taken a serious look at treating (mostly) undocumented brown folks into either felons or slave labor. Or both. And most of the latter has happened in earnest just this year in states like Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina.
So, yeah, this article speaks to that syndrome. That sickness. That unspoken sin carried by anyone who still believes in racial hatred or just quietly lets in hang like an evil fog just outside their front doors.
Almanac: Dinosaurs – CBS News Video
Don’t Mess with Firefly! How science fiction fans made a campus safe… – StumbleUpon
BBC News – Arab Spring: ‘It was the first time I felt I belonged’
An interesting snapshot of a few of the many millions involved in the Arab Spring this year.
Postbulletin.com: Pet Vet: Keep your pets safe this season – Saturday, November 12, 2011
Some really important things to consider to keep your pets safe this holiday season.
Zakaria: Don’t fear political Islam – yet – Global Public Square – CNN.com Blogs
Fareed Zakaria points out that you shouldn’t build walls against folks who haven’t decided whether you are the enemy or not.
Political Islam is no more anti-democratic than political Christianity in the US. Hell, it may even be less so.
Give it time. Read the tea leaves. Judge results instead of reactionary editorials.
Beer Charts of the Day
I may have posted this earlier in the year but wanted to be sure. So here is a chart showing the growing centralization of beer ownership in the world. Quality is sure to suffer eventually.

