Apple® today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com), the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash…

I can’t think of a better artist to mark 10 billion. Here’s to the man in black!

My favorite of the five TSA Logo Contest finalists.

Meat stylus for the iPhone (via DF)

I wonder if the oleophobic screen on the iPhone 3GS was designed to repel Slim Jim grease.

Quite possibly the best cover of Bohemian Rhapsody I’ve ever heard. Also, I cannot believe I just discovered this.

"Activity conquers cold, but stillness conquers heat."

—

Lao Tzu

(ref: Stillness is a Powerful Action)

This is downright cool. Weird, but cool. (via @sjsmac)

This is as cool as frickin’ sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their frickin’ heads.

chriswarren:

The cast of Star Wars

That’s a dapper troupe.

A TSA worker was staring at her. He motioned her toward him. Then he pulled a small, clear plastic bag from her carry-on - the sort of baggie that a pair of earrings might come in. Inside the bag was fine, white powder.

She remembers his words: “Where did you get it?”

Two thoughts came to her in a jumble: A terrorist was using her to sneak bomb-detonating materials on the plane. Or a drug dealer had made her an unwitting mule, planting coke or some other trouble in her bag while she wasn’t looking.

She’d left her carry-on by her feet as she handed her license and boarding pass to a security agent at the beginning of the line.

Answer truthfully, the TSA worker informed her, and everything will be OK.

Solomon, 5-foot-3 and traveling alone, looked up at the man in the black shirt and fought back tears.

Put yourself in her place and count out 20 seconds. Her heart pounded. She started to sweat. She panicked at having to explain something she couldn’t.

Now picture her expression as the TSA employee started to smile. Just kidding, he said.

He waved the baggie. It was his.

TSA agent fail.

For the moment, to whatever end, whether she grows up to be a princess or a kick boxer – she does push-ups and I’m damn proud.

This one is for my wonderful daughters; who each could probably do more push-ups than you.

Exquisite service and food paired with a hard-to-beat rear view of the Bellagio’s fountains made for a memorable pre-show dinner. Also, decadent foie gras—and yes, I feel dirty for liking that…