This piece about unconscious goals, failure or success in meeting them, and “mystery moods” seems important for some reason. It also has a ring of truth. Read it. (via Ev via MeFi)

LONDON - 26 injured in Goldfish suicide. This about fills my weekly quota of the absurd.

Oh, my… um, let’s just leave it at “Oh my,” shall we? Ask Moses, a to-all-appearances serious site devoted to answering web user’s questions about Judaism. Jeeves, when asked to comment, had only this to say: “Restoring The Vision of the End Time Church, prophetic teaching for church at end of age.” Which, I suppose, could be interpreted as a glowing review. (via /usr/bin/girl)

A small University of Alberta study flies in the face of conventional wisdom, suggesting that sad, not happy, workers may make better workers. I guess this explains the stunning industrial productivity of countries run by oppressive regimes and of the crumbling remnants of the USSR. Yes, it all makes sense now! (via MeFi)