talekyn comments on my short story, "Jefferson's West" — And yes, it will be a novel, Original Destiny, Manifest Sin. That's my next project after Sunspin.

Dawn of the Planets — Another gorgeous APOD photo.

Cristina Eisenberg's The Wolf's Tooth: Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades and Biodiversity — A review and discussion of a book about ecosysytems. Long and a bit complex, but well worth the read.

The Bad Man's View: Home Robbery as Opportunity — Law, insurance fraud and culture.

John Yoo, Still A War Criminal — Andrew Sulivan on the Bushies and Osama bin Laden.

What the world learned about Obama from bin Laden raid

?otD: Ever seen a humpback whale breach?

---

5/7/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (on vacation)
Body movement: 60 minute beachfront walk
Hours slept: 6.75 hours (solid)
Weight: n/a
Currently reading: Sasha 124 by Alex Tillson