I believe marriage is meant to be a scared institution be a between 2 unwilling teenagers. But don't think I don't I tolerate gay people because I do. I tolerate them with all my heart.

Priceless.

Saturday Night Live - Palin / Biden Debate

While "True Blood" bowed to just 1.4 million total viewers for its initial run, the overall audience tally had grown to 5.4 million once several weeks' data measuring other viewing options had trickled in. HBO renewed the show for a second season.

As audiences increasingly watch original series through encore runs, DVRs and video-on-demand, the lesson is to not judge a show by its overnight numbers. Wait at least a week or two.

It's a logic proliferating among cable networks on the basic and premium side of the spectrum. Perceptions, they say, aren't in sync with reality.

TV shows taking time to grow - Variety

Russian navy sails to Venezuela
Russia's Peter the Great warship.

Russian warships have set off for Venezuela for joint exercises unprecedented since the Cold War.

If there's another cold war, maybe spy novels will get good again!

Russian navy sails to Venezuela | BBC NEWS | Americas |

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMU-wXsgyR8

Oh man this is great!

YouTube - Sesame Street - How Crayons Are Made

Wearing adult diapers is one of the few medication-free ways that incontinent people can feel comfortable going out in public. Adult diapers are exactly what they sound like—padded, disposable cotton briefs similar to those worn by infants. There are two layers to most well-made adult diapers. The inside is composed of hydrophilic material that attracts liquid, while the outside is composed of hydrophobic material, which prevents the liquid from seeping through. "You don't want that clamminess on your skin," said Gary Evans, owner of incontinence supply house XP Medical.

A couple of months ago, Slate asked me to field-test various adult diapers for its "Geezers" issue. In many ways, I was an unlikely choice—I am a 27-year-old male, and incontinence primarily afflicts women and the elderly. Then again, I am prone to back pain, influenza, sinusitis, digestive malfunctions, and swollen fingertips; I eat poorly, exercise infrequently, drink heavily, and never sit if I can slouch. If there is anybody who is due for a painful and unhappy old age, it is me.

Journalistic hazing at its best.

In search of the best adult diaper. - By Justin Peters - Slate Magazine

(We weren't in costume, of course, but the character actors at Quark's seemed to appreciate having trained improvisationalists to riff off of.)

This is the geek equivalent of "I think that stripper likes me"

Vegas Star Trek Experience Closing Down

Adam & Jamie draw a MONA LISA in 80 milliseconds! at NVIDIA's Show

YouTube - Adam & Jamie draw a MONA LISA in 80 milliseconds! at NVIDIA's Show

Wave of Hope

Sopo Bicycle Coop Party, August 23.

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My mother's sweet tea was not the best. Perhaps this is because she was from West Virginia, a place where people drink sweet tea with some ambivalence. Or maybe because in Jacksonville, Florida, where I was raised, delicious sweet tea could be found for $1.99 at the local supermarket in sweaty gallon jugs with nothing but the word sweet and the date stamped on the plastic.

She still made sweet tea, of course, being a Southern woman of whom having iced tea on hand is expected. But instead of sugar, my mother used Sweet'N Low, which is kind of like making chocolate cake with dirt. She insisted no one could tell the difference: "They're both sweet."

Garden & Gun? Hahahaha

Garden & Gun Magazine: 21st Century Southern America - Stories & Media - Sweet Tea