Bits for August 2010

Woo Hoo!!! California just extended the term for the carpool sticker on my 2002 Prius for 4 more years!
Two beers are now officially better than one
Donate rice to the needy while answering vocabulary questions (put that high school English class to good use!)
Artsy use for toilet paper rolls.
Even though it's still not primarily their fault, Democrats are going to get trounced in the November elections due to the increasingly bad economic news. But as each day passes, they own more of it.
Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy aging
Yet another blow to personal privacy.
Strange photo. Possible explanations.
"When Doctors Admit Their Mistakes"
Men: calculate your sex appeal. My score: 24.
A review of the Verizon/Google internet access proposal
An animated map showing the 2,053 nuclear explosions that took place around the world during the 20th century.
This year's hurricane forecast. Kinda scary.
Top 10 plays from the 2010 NBA Finals.
A hair salon for a part of your body that doesn't see the light of day.