This American Life piece on the housing crisis.

Episode 355, The Giant Pool of Money, is a nice piece explaining the crisis and how it happened. Friends have commented on how it's worth listening to, and signsoflife just let me know that it's probably only around for free download for another day or so, as they only make it available for a week after broadcast.

So check it out. I played it for bedfull_o_books last night.

My flist just exploded with the news of the California Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage.

I'd just like to add this from the San Jose Mercury News website:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is vowing to uphold the California Supreme Court's ruling striking down a state ban on gay marriage.

The Republican governor issued a brief statement shortly after the court announced its decision Thursday.

The governor said, "I respect the court's decision and as governor, I will uphold its ruling."

He also reiterated his previously stated opposition to an anti-gay marriage initiative proposed for the November ballot. That initiative would write a ban on same-sex unions into California's constitution.

Last month, Schwarzenegger told a gathering of gay Republicans that he would fight the initiative.

The Great Big Chart of Fetishes

This was big, but cute:

From http://www.bentblog.com/art41782126.htm:
( Sorry, it's a big graphic, so I'll put it behind a cut. )