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1. Should be writing, but alas, am distracted.

2. This looks interesting, but I am not good with web comics. I like to read comics on my Amazon HD Fire Kindle, not on my laptop. I find it easier to read them. If I can't get them on the Fire Kindle, I won't read them.

However, since your mileage may vary... Lackadaisy's comic about 19th Century Cats..the cats are the characters in the 19th Century.

The art and writing are wickedly good.

Alas, not available in a manner that doesn't make it hard for me to effectively read. (I can enlarge the print on my Kindle, I can't here.)

3. Gay Penguins Adopt an abandoned egg. I didn't know it was possible for a penguin to be gay. I know there are same-sex pairings in the non-human natural world, but with penguins? Fascinating. And sort of cool.

4. The Last Ayn Rand Acolytes...This year's Objectivist Conference revealed that her cult of hyper-capitalism has a major recruiting problem: All the young people want to be socialists!.

Hee Hee Hee..I sort of figured this out from the pattern I've been picking up on in current popular media and pop culture offerings. I mean Endgame had a heavy socialist thrust as did Game of Thrones (although Game of Thrones kind of wimped out on it...because Game of Thrones.)
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I've read Rand by the way. And have met folks who support her views. I don't agree with her views. And no, generally speaking I don't recommend her books. If you feel that you must read her -- read Anthem. It's short. And by far the best. Or go rent the Patricia Neal/Gary Cooper Art Deco film The Fountainhead.

5. Well, the Brits on my flist can tell me if this is true or not? 38 Americanisms The British Can't Bloody Stand.

( 38 Americanisms The British Can't Stand )

Honestly, why isn't there a list of the 38 Americanisms the British love? Are the British just whiny by nature? Maybe it's all that rain?

I was trying to think of any Britishisms that I dislike. No, I found them all rather charming and hilarious. I've even adopted a few. Like "bonkers", "bloody", "flat", "bugger", "balls", also "Pratt".

The English language is among the hardest languages in the world to learn -- I blame the British. When in doubt? Blame the British. An American habit that dates back to roughly 1776. [I'm joking, well, half-joking.]

6. Stop Apologizing For Being Yourself

I don't know about this. Some of it I agree with...some of it seems unrealistic and prone to enabling nasty behavior. Also it seems to be a wee bit on the self-indulgence side or justifying nasty/rude behavior to others. I think we need to find a way to be kinder to each other -- my workplace is making this hard. I keep falling on the job.

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7. Confessions of a Failed Self-Help Guru

I traveled around the country telling strangers how to better their lives—until I learned that the those offering to solve your problems are often the ones who need help.

Bwhhhahhha!

The article is okay. But I found the headline hilarious.

8. Why the Russo Brothers Would have dusted all the X-men except for Wolverine with the Thanos Snap
( how the Russo Brothers managed to piss off the X-men fandom in a matter of minutes... )

I found it amusing.