[links] Link salad launches in to another workweek

Help the World SF Travel Fund — Bring Charles Tan to World Fantasy Convention. Which, sadly, I will be missing due to cancer treatments, and thus will miss meeting him in person there.

The Mad Scientist of Smut — Ah, authors. (Thanks to David Goldman.)

Exercise Benefits Cancer Survivors, New Report — If exercise were a cancer drug, it would be a blockbuster...

First, you cry ... when mastectomy scars are transformed by tattoos — (Via Astrid Bear.)

Facebook Use May Lead to Psychological Disorders in Teens

Surviving NASA Rover Nears Rim of Martian Crater

Astronomers Predict That Pluto Has A Ring

The error of political prayer — Roger Ebert on mixing religion and politics. There are not two sides to the separation of Church and State. There is only this: They must be separated for the health of our democracy. Americans are of many faiths and none. Our laws must apply equally to all. Amazing how many strict constructionists don't get this.

A Timeline of Events — A history of the deficit since Reagan. Required reading for all conservatives, who will either ignore it or dismiss factual truth as liberal lies. (Via threeoutside.)

?otD: How many skidoos was that again?

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8/8/2011
Writing time yesterday: 1.75 hours (2,800 words on SUNSPIN plus some editorial time)
Body movement: 30 minutes stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 7.75 hours (solid)
Weight: 225.6
Currently reading: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin