Oh, the weather outside is frightful

But I still have to pick up the CSA. And in case I freeze on the way, articles, articles, articles!

It's too cold to lyricize right now.

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A Cherokee Tribe's Basic Income Success Story

http://bit.ly/1imO1rs

Thanks to the GOP, 5 Million Americans Won't Get Health Insurance

http://thebea.st/KGkrxX

Lauded for growing an entire forest over thirty years, Jadav Payeng shows the way forward to afforestation.

http://aje.me/1e629kt

Gay-straight alliances in schools reduce suicide risk for all students

http://bit.ly/Kzs9d9

What if every virus in the world were collected into one area? How much volume would they take up and what would they look like?

http://what-if.xkcd.com/80/

Women in China Are Really Into Gay Sherlock Fan Fiction

http://bit.ly/KmyaKk

This Firefighter Is Writing Google Glass Apps to Help Save Lives

http://bit.ly/1aKKStv

Scientists Discover Water in Stardust and It Suggests We're Not Alone

http://bit.ly/1eydpGs

Twitter storm in Russia over Sochi Olympics twin toilet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25830617

Pakistan's Polio Crisis Poses Wider Threat

Local Strain of Largely Eradicated Virus Turns Up in Syria; Domestic Cases Increase as Islamists Target Health Workers

There are two reasons given for attacking the aid workers giving out shots against polio. One is that vaccinations are "unIslamic", which is stupid. The other is that the CIA used fake polio vaccinations to do genetic testing on people to locate terrorists, which is... even more stupid. Of the CIA. When will people learn that pretending to be a doctor is a bad idea?

http://on.wsj.com/1dN157v

Student shortlisted for one-way ticket to Mars

Danielle Potter, 29, is shortlisted for a place on the Mars One project, which hopes to create a colony on the red planet in 10 years

Well, if this thing ever really gets off the ground I'm sure they're going to die in space (that's a safe bet, given there's no return trip, even if they surprise me by having long-term success. Just call me Delphi), but still, it's pretty cool.

http://bit.ly/1dU4NdM

Oooh!

We got onions, eggs, potatoes, radishes, carrots, parsnips, and yogurt and pickles and jelly! Oh, and ground beef.

Signups for summer CSA are soon. I hope we can cover that, because I love the CSA. I love knowing that no matter what fucks up our budget, we will always, always, always have food coming in. I need to talk to the coordinator, maybe I can get a discount by doing super extra volunteering? You can get a discount if you're on food stamps, but then you have to be on food stamps, which can be embarrassing.

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Is Lebron James Fattening His Wallet By Fattening Our Kids?

http://onforb.es/1ks629c

Cosmic 'web' seen for first time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25809967

In Reality, the Wealthy Inherit Ungodly Sums of Money

http://bit.ly/1joLpt3

“Urban UFO” Creator Turns Cars Into Works of Art

http://bit.ly/KIQrBI

Man with ‘world’s biggest penis’ stopped at SFO security

That's not The Onion!

http://bit.ly/1aEZPQY

Stolen Jade Recovered 35 Years Later

http://b.globe.com/1dwU9VV

Early isolation makes for a dull chameleon

http://ab.co/1ioDDzq

Butter is now winning the fat wars
Unilever: ‘We have been too obsessed, overly obsessed’ with margarine

http://on.mktw.net/1heRZ1v

Researchers reveal phrases that pay on Kickstarter

http://phys.org/news/2014-01-reveal-phrases-kickstarter.html