I think we may be going to see Santa in a bit. Pray for me. *gulp* I hate malls.
• Stressed? Hold your husband's hand [1]. Seriously. Neural scans show it literally lowers women's stress levels to hold their husband's hand, if they have a happy marriage. All together now: Awwwww!
• Daryl says why should an American care what happened in 1066 [2]? I say, because it's the year the English language changed forever [3], if nothing else.
• James Kim might still be alive [4], had the search for him been better coordinated. The take-away: Don't expect help if you get stuck in an emergency situation in southern Oregon. If you'd like to contribute to the fund for Kati and the girls, a bunch of crafters (including a lot of Portland gals) have contributed to an auction [5] for the family, and there are instructions there for donations without bidding as well.
• Speaking of emergencies, for crying out loud, don't run generators in the house [6]! If you don't have emergency preps in place, please, please, take these latest situations to heart and get moving. I think John and I may be doing a series on this soon. People, you just cannot depend on the authorities to help you. That's not libertarian cant; that's the truth.
• Libya has decided to lynch six health care workers [7], blaming them for a deliberate AIDS outbreak. Shameful.
• Over-the-counter probiotics are mostly dead [8] by the time they reach you, says a new study. Big surprise. You don't have to buy probiotics; you're much better off making [8] your own [8]. Much, much, MUCH cheaper, too.
• And finally, Google has released the 2006 Zeitgeist [9], a list of the most popular searches of the year. What the hell is bebo [10]?! How out of it am I? For that matter, how out of it are people who need to search for MySpace?!
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