[links] Link salad wonders if it should have been born a Cancer instead of a Gemini

Don't forget to enter the new Endurance caption contest: [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] — I'll probably be closing it this evening and constructing the voting poll.

A reader reacts to Mainspring — Much with the liking.

METAtropolis reviewed in Romanian — Not so much with the liking of my novella, "In the Forests of the Night".

Fantasy Literature reviews Green — Not so much with the liking here either, I am afraid.

Scientists predict rare 'hibernation' of sunspots — (Thanks to lillypond.)

How to Have Fun Like Monkeys, Whales and Foxes — I've been on dates like that.

How to Switch Off Friction In Nanomachines — A new technique could reduce friction with the mere flick of a switch, say physicists. I've been on dates like that. Also, I have to ask, what is a "one dimensional surface"?

Deep sewer diving under New York — Wow... (Thanks to danjite.)

Are All Gay Girls Secretly Men? — Julia Rios blogs at The Outer Alliance on this difficult and disturbing story of appropriation.

Tea Party Summer Camp: The Experience of a Lifetime — Freaky. (Thanks to shsilver.)

Five myths about the American flag — Ah, reality. If this were a Wikipedia article, Palinites would be editing it right now to remove those biased facts in favor of conservative "truths".

Why Do Republicans Hate Clean Water? — The EPA does a lot of really good things for every American, regardless of political affiliation. And free market corporate self-regulation didn't exactly keep our rivers and air clean. In fact, forming the EPA was one of Richard Nixon's better moves.

The New Religion of Global Warming — Conservative ideological resistance to reality is observably hardening. As I've said before, no one comes to global warming denial on the merits of the data. They start there for ideological reasons, then look for data to support their beliefs. It's a lot like Christian apologia.

The G.O.P. Debate — Eventually, the winner of the Republican nomination will move away from the Tea Party’s anger to try to appeal to a broader electorate that has higher priorities than interfering with laws on same-sex marriage and upending Congress’s decision to welcome openly gay and lesbian soldiers. I know! Let's put the GOP back in power to fix the economy they ruined in the last decade!

?otD: What do you get if you multiply your blood type by your zodiacal sign?

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6/16/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (Dad time instead)
Body movement: 30-minute stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 6.5 hours (solid)
Weight: 234.4
Currently (re)reading: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin