I want a pig. I have for a long time. My wife and I keep saying that when we get out of our loft, we’ll get a pig. In the meantime, I drew the pig above. I used a silly Web site that has a terrible UI and claims that you can learn something about […]
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Sexualization (Part 2)
A year ago, I posted about a report on the “sexualization” of young girls. My post rocks, of course, but here’s a link to the page for the actual Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls. Now there’s a book out, called “The Lolita Effect,” which gets a middling review in […]
Expenses
While contemplating a move to San Francisco a few months ago, I checked out a few “cost of living” calculators to see how much of a hit my lifestyle would take. The short answer: A ton. Calculator #1 says that I’d need to earn 83% more to keep me in the opulence that I now […]
Safer Sunning
Of course, I should have known. I was skimming the FDA’s Web pages for information about sunscreen. One page (inexplicably misspelling “safety” in the URL) said that if I had questions about “Safer Sunning,” I should ask them. Of course, as I said, I should have known that I’d never get a thoughtful response. But […]
Common Side Effects
I happened to be on the FDA Web site today and saw a press release from 2006, stating that they approved a particular sunscreen. At the bottom of the press release, they list the most common side effects of using the sunscreen. Note the last one in the list: “… acne, dermatitis, dry skin, eczema, […]
Penis
I just want to see if my Web views go up with that subject. But, it happens to be appropriate. The Penis restaurant: “A specialist penis and testicle emporium.” I think maybe this restaurant has already made the rounds on one of the crazy food shows, but I bring it to you here as well. […]
Gone, Gone.
Polaroid pics will soon be a thing of the past. My wife and I love our polaroid camera, which spits out mini pictures much smaller than the ones I remember as a kid. But I guess we’d better buy up as much film as we can before it’s all gone forever. In the meantime, if […]
No Glove, More Love
Today, the restaurant-worker preparing my lunch (and that of my friend JB) was wearing protective, health-encouraging gloves. This allowed him to touch, squeeze, fold, fondle, and otherwise prepare the food without using his naked hands, or awkward spoons, spatulas, and such. Later, as JB and I shared our nourishing meal, I saw said worker chatting […]
Life Insurance Market
Once we live in Gattaca, we’ll all know our genetic code and its implications for our personal life expectancies. But the government could end up restricting life insurance companies from using that information to adjust their rates. (They already restrict health insurance companies, as discussed the last time I mentioned Gattaca on this blog.) There’ll […]
Big Think
I’m excited. Thanks to aldaily for the link.