Big Mike pontificates: (warning wmv and Soprano's style profanity ahead) On Bat Day, gay marriage, Chinese food, his friends, and much much more. Oh yeah, and he raps and sings, too. Happy Thanksgiving from the Big Man! more inside

More of us are living alone according to a new report by the US Census Bureau. Nearly 27 million households are occupied by a sole occupant. What does the Wall Street Journal make of this? "Among other things, it suggests a demographic bulge of lonely souls. Even if you discount the college graduates who paint the town every night before crashing happily at their first pad, you're left with a huge number of people who have found companionship and lost it or are still looking for someone to share their life with. " What now? more inside

Magical Musical Mayhem A delighfully whimsical interactive Flash program that invites you to create your own ambient music contraption. Addictive and enchanting. Via Waxy

Dozen penguins at SF zoo die after chlamydia outbreak. Sigh. My efforts as a sexuality educator have been sadly mispaced. I should have realized after these guys came out, that the penguin community was sexually active and in need of outreach.

63 Days. In the 80’s, "boot camps" for troubled teens became the new treatment dejour for parents at their wits end. However, after numerous allegations of severe abuse, untrained staff and several deaths, these camps came under much scrutiny. Steve Cartisano ran the most notorious of these camps, called Challenger Foundation. Alli was 15 when she was kidnapped from her bed and taken to Challenger. 63 Days is the story-in-progress about her brutal experiences there, her subsequent escape and the aftermath.

Curious George: Digital Voice Recording Transcription Is there software that will take a WMA digital voice recording file and turn it into a txt or doc file? more inside

The Craig's List Experiment I guess this is the risk you run when answering anonymous ads. Pretty harsh, though.

Curious George: Free service to host MP3's for download I have a low traffic blog and would like to occasionally offer MP3's for download. more inside

Rabies spread by organs taken from an infected donor has killed three transplant recipients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Gads, where are they getting organs these days? Road kill?

Jesus is just alright with me... (last link NSFW if you start poking around beyond the main page)

When pop culture references collide! and have dancing skeleton babies. (Flash) more inside

Curvers for Choice: Curves, a women-only gym, is the largest and fastest growing gym franchise in the world with over 7,000 fitness centers. And most of those centers are women owned. So it makes for interesting politics when Gary Heavin, the founder and CEO of Curves was outed for being anti-choice. As the news has swept the Web, and main stream news outlets have picked up the story, many pro-choice women are faced with a dilemma- to boycott or not to boycott. Or perhaps fight fire with fire and make donations to pro-choice organizations like Planned Parenthood in Curves or Gary Heavins name. more inside

Right Wing Eye for the Liberal Mofi. Queer Eye may be tired, but this Flash movie is very funny. Brought to you by Planned Parenthood one of the sponsors of the March for Women's Lives in Washington DC on April 25th.