I woke up craving cheesecake. I guess I will make one later. Whatever pops in my head, be it a craving or a need to do something, when I first wake-up drives me mad until it occurs. I can't concentrate at the moment because I keep thinking about bloody cheesecake. Arghhh! I really should make a dozen and freeze them in slices. Let me gulp another cup of coffee, try to suppress my craving for the moment, and hit the RSS feeds.

Of course they do. The banks need more bailout money. (NY)

Obama once supported gay marriage. (PageOneQ)

Study: Gay-friendly state politicians are better off. (365 Gay)

Obama dines with Bill Kristol at George Will's house. (Caucus)

Rockets fired from Lebanon hit Israel once again. (AP)

King Nut brand peanut butter recalled for Salmonella. (Reuters)

'Carbon cost' of Google revealed. (BBC)

Heath Shuler for Senate? (Scrutiny Hooligans)

Lil Kim not happy with Biggie biopic.

"The classic British bulldog, a symbol of defiance and pugnacity, is to disappear. A shake-up of breeding standards by the Kennel Club has signalled the end of the dog's Churchillian jowl. Instead, the dog will have a shrunken face, a sunken nose, longer legs and a leaner body." (Times Online)

Recession may ground space flights. (The Hill)

"Cattle and sheep grazed on natural grasslands help maintain biodiversity and produce tastier, healthier meat, according to a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)"

Nearly A Century Later, New Findings Support Warburg Theory Of Cancer. (Science Daily)

SUPERSOLIDS!

The Prisoner Reboots the Panopticon for 21st Century. (Wired)

10 Greatest Star Wars Moments from The Simpsons. (Sci-Fi)

How to decorate with Photographs. (Freshome)

Dealing with Clutter.

DRM is not dead. (Slate)

"Why can't a heterosexual guy tell another heterosexual guy that his booty if fly?" (SpecsAppeal)

10 Killer Wordpress hacks. (Smashing Magazine)

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