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Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Do You Like Your Body 3 (Preliminary Notes On the Expendability of the Foreskin) - In summary: I'm not a huge fan of circumcision. (Very long article.) MetaFilter Saved My Pals From Sex Traffickers—Exclusive Interview | Mother Jones - ...

New TC story: Spiral’s End

Finally! A new story! Even my wrist won't hold me down. Less than a week left in the cast! Before I give the link to the story, though, here's a big, tacky warning: this story is explicit. It's dark and includes drugs and sex. Okay, that's done. "Spiral's End" ...

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Big Fat Deal » Jay McCarroll On Celebrity Weight Loss - "Because you have an audience, and people rooting you on, and then suddenly that audience feels ownership in your results. And so then you’re like Carnie Wilson or Kirstie Alley, constantly having to publicly humble yourself and beg forgiveness ...

Perfect breakfast

I love when breakfast is set up perfectly: not looking at the clock, tasty meal on the table, vitamins and meds laid out, big 24-oz cup of water. No book, no telly, no iWone, no rush. I should do this for more meals. Related posts:Ugh. Morning Already? Goal of the ...

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Links for April 18th from 19:48 to 22:10: Without a Goal - An interesting look at the variety of goal-related options in games. Must games provide goals? If so, to what extent? RPG Thoughts - Campaign Plan - Courtesy of WO, this looks like a great way to plan campaigns. ...

Search-building: custom or Google

Until earlier this week, I had a lousy site search in place. It was one of Google's Custom Search Engines, barely configured and only on its own page, due to it's hefty (and blocking!) JavaScript. I'd long since disabled Wordpress's search since my stories aren't being run in ...

Weekend linkage

Just a few, since I'm so far behind on my reading (down to 425 unread items!) and I just posted a set on Friday. Enjoy. How to Help Your Kids Build $25,000 Stock Portfolios - This is a tempting idea even with regards to something like weddings. "Help us ...

Chapter 10 of Witches posted!

Chapter 10, "Opening Salvo" is posted: "What brings you to my world, little bug?" the colorful woman asked Hardi and Robert. Her glance flitted between both of them before settling on Hardi. "Well?" she cooed, head tilting. Her accent was much lighter than Lucia's. Hardi straightened in her seat. "We're looking for ...