Bathtub II — Sydney harbor shot in tilt-shift via a technique known as miniature faking. Some weird stuff going on here, at a number of levels. (Thanks to .)

“Japanese people taste the best – whites are too salty!” — Not quite sure how to take this article on cannibalism, but it’s interesting. (Thanks to .)

Why the Death of S.U.V.’s? — Freakonomics takes on one of the burning issues of our times.

Time to Reboot America — Thomas Friedman, who I generally regard as a thorough-going idiot for his endless pandering to the Bush administration on the Iraq War, talks about American infrastructure with a bit of sense. (Thanks to my Dad.)

?otD: What is a midnight clear, anyway?

12/25/08
Body movement: 40 minute stationary bike ride
This morning’s weigh-in: 220.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville