Mary's Ramble

Saturday,  Rainbow Rowell's latest column for the Omaha World-Herald  focused on how writers in Omaha often don't realize how many o...

Hey, they're cheaper than a TV :-)

Photo by  prayitno Highlights from  Accepting Your Oscar: A Guide : Thank the spiritual being of your choice. Point up/over/ wherever (pr...

I wish this was real: Lost Choose Your Own Adventure by ~ Hartter on deviant ART

Hey, it could work...

Some amazing pictures from New Zealand, both of the devastation but also of people helping out in such a tough time: via a search set up...

Pearls Before Swine

Photo by Gage Skidmore A little weekend guilty pleasure: Studs of the '80s: Still Hot Today? - Photo Gallery - LIFE A nice then-a...

Don't Believe The "Lots Myth" : "You see, money doesn’t make us smarter; it just amplifies what we already are. If you’re...

via xkcd

Neil Gaiman has an interesting perspective on piracy: YouTube - Gaiman on Copyright Piracy and the Web via Travelin' Librarian

From my evening's reading last night (boldface is mine): Plot Whisperer for Writers and Readers: More than One Draft : "Do you un...

Police: Burglar Caught With Beef, Sausage In Pocket I'll let you add your own dirty jokes.

via Reality Check

Great story! 80 years of marriage : "'They all said it wouldn't last.' But Elza and Vivian Moses surprised them all. He i...

via The Oatmeal We don't do Valentine's Day very big in our house. It kind of gets a polite nod more than anything. I'm impre...

My Blackberry Is Not Working! (Just in case you didn't get the Orange reference, it's a mobile carrier in the UK)

In honor of Thomas Edison 's 164th birthday: via  Google

I did, too. Thankfully, /Film is looking out for us. Watch This: All 61 Ads from Super Bowl XLV (2011) in 2 Minutes | /Film : "Some ...