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Lifehacker —

Bored with your regular routine? Not so excited about things that used to make you happy? A simple change of pace can help get you out of a rut, writes Cynthia Hanson:

"As human beings, we made it through the process of evolution because we're flexible and adaptable, so we are wired for change," says Shelley Weiss Cohen, a life coach in Northfield, Illinois, who works with people to make changes in their personal or professional lives. "When we're in a rut, it's another way of saying that we're not experiencing enough change or variety."

collision detection — Ever wanted to indulge your inner evil genius -- and destroy the Earth? Sam Hughes, a 21-year-old math student in England, has assembled a list of the currently most-feasible methods for ending life as we know it. Though he cautions...

Wired News: Top Stories — Happiness and health are often linked, but are people healthy because they're happy or happy because they're healthy? Several new studies shed light on the connections between biological processes and the psyche. By Rowan Hooper.

CrookedTimber — Dwight Merideth, “The GOP Is Robbing Us Of Our Christian Heritage”: Since 1969, Republican Presidents have appointed 211 Judges to the Circuit Courts. Democrats have appointed 122. Since 1969, Republican Presidents have appointed 813 trial Judges to the District Court bench while Democrats have made 508 such appointments. If the Federal Judiciary ...

NewMexiKen —

The Dow is now about 5% lower than it was five-plus years ago when President Bush was selected and we went to more or less total right-wing Republican control. (This is not to tar all Congressional Republicans as rightwing; but you will not find moderate Republicans in the leadership.)

In that same time, we have also lost the good will of much of the world and added 35% to our national debt.

But at least we got Bin-Laden.

— Andrew Tobias

Backwards City —