Okay, tomorrow's Valentine's Day (as if you could have possible not noticed). I'm not going to have anything even remotely romantic going on tomorrow, so I'll inflict some stuff on you today so you have a chance to get ready.
- From the Strib, there are Love tokens: Valentine's Day comes in small packages. Strib-approved stuff you could buy before tomorrow. Feel like helping out the economy? Hell, given the current kerfluffle in Washington, it might even be your patriotic duty. [strib]
- City Pages: The Sex Issue, just in time for Valentine's Day. Warning, not safe for work if your boss doesn't approve of talk of sex-toys, because the first two sections mostly talk about those. It's probably too late to mail-order anything, but if you feel a need to give your sweetie something in a plain brown wrapper and you live in Minneapolis, you could always head down to Sex World.
- Then again, if you're not into that commercial thing, and still want to express your feelings, Corporate Mofo offers up some Non-Commercial Valentine's Day Ideas that are sure to please someone.
- Hmm. I don't think anyone has recommended me to GreatBoyfriends.com yet. Where's the love? Perhaps the fact that some of the ideas from the previous link sound good to me explains the situation.
- On the domestic front, Terror alert spurs limited U response, which is a good thing. It feels pretty normal in my neighborhood, as long as you don't look at one of the cable “news” channels.
- Finally, New technology sees through objects. X-Ray specs are now closer than ever to reality. The technique uses terahertz radiation, which falls between light and radio, and which is emitted by all matter out there. Tune carefully, and you can see under someone's skin. Or just their clothes. There's a lot more information at the ESA website. [fark!]
- In good news, the House and Senate have agreed to prohibit e-mail surveillance of US citizens. It's not a big win, but it's a win. [strib]