It's amazing that Matt Lauer actually receives money to interview people, isn't it? Even for a morning news circle jerk interview he's terrible.

Absolutely this. An old friend from Japan found me via my professional website a couple of years ago and emailed me, which put us back in touch. When we knew each other in college, there was no consumer-level "internet," never mind webcams and videoconferencing programs. Now, either of us can click a button, and in…

I'll add my vote for "smartphone" to the list, but here's a specific example: the other day I was in the coffee shop and I heard a song I liked. So I pulled out my iPhone 5, clicked up an app, and held my phone up to listen to the music. It identified the song. Then I went over to Amazon.com and looked up the song. I…

This! I'm still amazed that, in a matter of seconds, I can see what my buddies thousands of miles away are doing, it's an amazing thing.

Was scrolling down to see if someone posted this. Loved it for sure.

I think they're lovely! But I love octopi with all my heart. They are so smart and strange!

Cute!

Check yourself, Mark. Octopi are ADORABLE. They're also incredibly intelligent and they will one day be kind rulers once they've enslaved humanity... I mean... uh... YOU SAW NOTHING, HUMAN!

"Does Facebook ever leave you feeling like you're alone in a crowd?" No, it makes me feel like I'm part of a group. Lots of great new friendships and associations I otherwise would never have made.

I'm still waiting for the day this gets released on Blu Ray

I lived in Cambridge for a year. The two things that surprised me the most about Boston were (1) that there is no place in town, anywhere, that knows how to cook bacon except to a charred, skinny little piece of bark, and (2) that you can get every type of fantastic ethnic food under the sun . . . except Mexican. I…

When the easiest option is cereal*, that's why most people are like "screw this".

I was going to say the yogurt. We women just love yogurt, especially when it's handed to us by John Stamos.

This feature is the best thing about Mondays.

My favorite part of Monday!

Why do you do this to me, so close to my lunch time and with no monies for sushi.

:C :C :C :C :C :C

While there's every chance it's for a new planet, we're also back to guessing that the icy Hoth could make an appearance in Episode VII.

Given the way the Trek movies turned out, especially the second, I'm very wary. "KHAAAAANNNNNN!!!" Ugh.

Honestly, the more I hear about the new Star Wars (which I love) the more nervous I get - I'm afraid he'll turn it into the equivalent of a best-of video.

"Roger Miller's Allan-a-Dale is particularly discordant, because he's clearly singing in the American country and western tradition rather than anything medieval..."

I totally disagree. My father was a folk musician from the same generation as Roger Miller. He pointed out the genius of choosing Roger Miller because…