DNA testing is dead, long live DNA. DNA is infallibale, right? Not when we have Hybrid Humans (NPR audio) also know as Natural Chimerism. more inside

Blissful Monkey Yoga Our minds are like a wild horse, and the intellect is like a monkey.

Curious George: Simple cheap web hosting: Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys, I have a painfully simple question: I want very cheap web hosting with very simple needs to match. I want a non-scripting (only HTML), no database, no e-mail, with or without domain sale website. more inside

The 'act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief' includes the real-id. Monkeys, this is serious. The US senate passed what is basically a spending act for Iraq that included a rider for the new real-id, which is a national id card, which will be required to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service. Use google news to understand what this means or get real paranoid. more inside

Gift for a newly adopted son? I am getting married May 27th. My fiance has a 5 year old son who I will be adopting shortly (within a month) after the wedding. My question: I want to get him a gift or symbol of some sort... more inside

Everyday Tips Curious and Helpful Monkey: Here's my theory: We all have things that we think we do better, easier, cheaper. We should share them. I'll share a few: more inside

13 Things in science that do not make sense. An article in New Scientist on topics from methane on mars to the placebo effect to cold fusion. Via linkfilter.

Google has released maps.google.com beta. more inside

Dolphin's making vortex rings of air for fun. Young dolphins Tinkerbell and Maui make rings of vortex air that hover in the water. They play with them, get excited about them, and one has taught the other how to do it. See additional photos here. It is truly quite amazing. The 'rings of air' look like silver and due to the vortex do NOT rise to the surface.

State of the Union Address Ok, fine, USA Filter. I admit it, but OMG no one else will do it: The State of the Union Address and Democratic response were on damn near every TV station tonight in the US, and I'm sure on quite a few non-US TVs as well. Discuss. Ponder. Whatever. Let's get it on!

The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience. An in depth analysis on the failure of Evangelical Christians to live up to their religion. On everything from charitable giving, sexual relations, divorce, extramarital sex, pornography, racism and materialism, both the standard Christian and the Evangelical Christian differ very little from the "unsaved". From Christianity Today found via Linkfilter. more inside

American Scientist wonder, 'Where are the aliens?' The Fermi Paradox questions the probability of finding intelligent extraterrestrial life. Modern science has brought us the possiblity of wormholes, extrasolar planetary detection, and time travel has not been denied. So, it is wondered not so much, "Where are they?", or even "When?", but "Already?" [more inside] more inside

Cool Tools No, not just your standard tools, as in a monkey wrench. Tools for life in general. The site is run by Kevin Kelly, but the cool tools are reviews and suggestions on 'tools' people have found in life that they just can't live without. On the main link, look to the left for the list of sub-catagories, including (but not limited to), my favs: General Purpose Tools, Computers and Consumptivity. I have spent hours on this site. Best of the web, IM*very*HO.

This paper dragon eyes you as you move around. From the always neat Grand Illusions website, instructions, a video, and the the required image to make one for yourself. I made one, it's sweet, and now sits on top of my monitor. Found via linkfilter

Costume Curious Drag George. What are you going to dress up as for halloween? It is a custom in my group of friends to dress up, go out, get, um... drunk, and paint the town orange (per halloween colors). What are you dressing up as? What do you do for halloween?