The meaning of life: eBay?

Futurist Paul Saffo says, "Sometimes I think we're on this world for three reasons: to be useful, to tell each other stories, and to collect stuff." (The SF Chronicle has an interview with him.)

More Brokeback

Lego Brokeback Mountain. (Also available as a slide-show-style video.)

Enquyre ye heer

Verily, Geoffrey Chaucer hath an "advyce colum" blog.

Brokeback Mountain note

Haven't seen the movie, but the best comment I've seen about it: While complimenting the movie's look, correspondent says, "the part of Wyoming was played by Alberta."

And then she said...

"I'll be the princess dinosaur!"