My mother, the real librarian (not a digital muckety muck thingamajig like me), will be visiting me here in San Francisco next week. Since she will be hanging around with non-Midwesterners, I thought it would be good to provide her with an introduction to west coast language. I know, right?…

Certain, especially awesome public libraries have live-in cats. I suspect from the lack of spine labels, that this is a privately-owned and operated library monorail lolcat.

A friend is going through this. She needs legal advice and low-income resources. Here’s the best of what I’ve found: WomensLaw.org – Incredibly clear and useful site with an excellent FAQ, state-by-state help, info on shelters, courthouse locations, legal forms, advice. Battered Women’s Justice Project – Contact list for state…

I have a life-threatening peanut allergy. My lungs fill up and my throat closes and WOW are nuts a bad thing. Which is why I want these vinyl “No Peanuts” stickers by Jeeto. Chuck and I have been trying to translate the word “peanut” into 30 languages whenever we go…

Current TV has a segment called “Target Women” that I absolutely love. In this episode, Sarah Haskins, who is frikking hilarious, introduces us to the helpful and empowering phenomenon known as Wedding Television. She gently mocks shows like Bridezilla, Rich bride Poor bride, Platinum brides, and other affronts to sanity….

There’s a great new dating site online…for zombies! Hurry and join zombieharmony.com! I wonder if eHarmony will be as cool as Linden Lab was about parodies? Linden sent the maker of a Second Life parody the opposite of a Cease and Desist letter. Since, like most sane people, they realized…

Sitting here in my lavish office. Wearing a kimono. On a chair that I made. The chair has a wagging tail. Oh, and I’m a frog. Did I mention I’m a frog? I work for Second Life. I can do whatever I want. As long as someone is willing to…

I love Freebase. Here’s a list of people who died via vomit inhalation. Don’t say I never gave you anything.