Getting right to the links:

• English Russia has photos of some amazing cakes made by a baker from St. Petersburg called Zhanna. They’re completely edible and very creative. I can’t even begin to imagine the work that goes into making them, but I’m sure it’s not easy.
• The police have started to arrest children and treat them as adults. Just plain weird, and not right. It’s one thing to scare them by taking them to the police station and going through the motions of that whole process, but it’s quite another to actually create arrest records for them. That stuff will haunt them throughout their adulthood.
• How does Google rank your blog? You might want to read this and find out.
• Check out the pessimist’s mug.
• This is by far some of the best advice I’ve read in a long time. A kind fellow has put together a list of things you can do to ensure survival during hard times (occasions such as natural disasters, wars, food shortages, cold weather, etc.). It’s most definitely worth a read, but make some time first — it’s going to take 15-20 minutes to get through it.
• ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) is an amazing polymer that is finding its way into some pretty innovative modern achitecture. Have a look at this BusinessWeek article, and also see the photos.
• Here’s how to see EXIF data right in your Mac’s Finder.
• The Daily Show has a great video segment of Bush debating Bush on the Iraq war.
• ASIFA has a wonderful post on why you should be original and not copy others. Great stuff!
• Shorpy, my favorite 100-year old photo blog, has transcribed a typed letter used in one of the episodes of “Leave It To Beaver”. It was supposed to be from Mrs. Rayburn to Beaver’s dad.
• It’s a blog post like this that lets me know I’m right for being pro-choice.
• Did you know some credit card companies will penalize you for paying your credit card on time and in full? If you’ve had this happen to you, I say it’s time to ditch them.