basfa has posted their best novel Hugo recommendations at hugo_recommend — I'm pleased to see they liked Mainspring [ Powell's | Amazon | Audible ].Philip K. Dick’s YA Novel
Calvin and Hobbes on the true nature of librarians
Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 — A different approach to post-primary education. (Ganked from Guru's Handbook.)
Shorpy with a 1938 photo of Omaha
Shariah-compliant hedge funds on the rise
The Mac and Cheese index is up — Apparently an indicator of recession. (Or possibly expanded college enrolment?)
Christians Wrong About Heaven, Says Bishop — He's an Anglican, what does he know about Christianity?
Rush Limbaugh considers fund raising for Hillary — When self-parody descends into self-parody. (I shudder to say that his underlying point is one I actually agree with — no one in America could unite the Republican party like Hillary Clinton.)
2/8/08
Time in saddle: 25 minutes
Last night's weigh-out: 277.2
This morning's weigh-in: 272.6
