Robert Benchley said that a freelance is someone who gets paid by the word&mdash;per piece or perhaps. My problem isn't so much getting paid, but buckling down and getting the job done. <I>BadLanguage.net</I> has a list of 10 stratagems to do just that.

Today, the gentlest sunshine is replaced by relentless rain. The sound of great waves rising along rocky shores is replaced by jack hammers and angry street noise and other wasteful stupid, stupid shit.

Being a sixty year old rock star ain't easy, but there’s gotta be a better way for rock bands to grow old than the one Aerosmith has chosen. A symphony gig? What's next Disneyland on a co-bill with Up With People?

A list of books that have been banned in various municipal libraries and school systems, along with the reasons. My favorite part? All have links for purchase on Amazon.

<I>Sixwise.com</I> posts an interesting article listing the "10 most-feared, but least-likely causes of death." That airplane crash you're so worried about? Not so likely. On the other hand, the list of the 10 leading causes of death is more, um sobering. (Alcohol consumption is third.)

Or is that, my car the cop? Glenn Harlan Reynolds asks, "When did our machines get so bossy?"

It can't be said too often: Loud isn't the only sonic flavor.