I think that (if it were possible, mind) philosophy should be more encouraged as a subject of study. Not so much for any high falootin' (which I incidentally hear is a good restaurant) reasons about learning the actual philosophy per se, but for the aspects that involve ideally doing well in the class. For example, at some point or another one will be forced to understand someone else's point of view that they disagree with; I say forced because basically what one is graded on is proving comprehension of the material. Also, one has to really listen (to the teacher and the text) to really comprehend - for example, when a teacher has the opportunity to remind a student, "That's not what I asked. Answer the question I asked," so the student doesn't spout off something complex sounding and then sit pretty thinking they're intelligent. Lastly - clarity, conciseness, simplicity.

      In other news, the parking at Tucson International got all tricky. There's a little parking lot for people to wait in, instead of waiting in front of the building, but the parking lot is hidden in a tiny little nook. So basically people try to be sneaky and wait in random lanes, hoping cars won't pile up behind them, all because no one tells them there's a parking lot, and there's no signs to it. And there's no way to feasibly walk from said lot without getting yelled at, so they keep you from using that to avoid the short-term parking (and assume that you have a cell phone your pick-up-ee can call you on). I narrow my eyes at thee, airport.

Peter Hönnemann - photography

Japanese corpse names - I like the comparison between the characters, and the trivia

World's Smallest Pacman - =)

Arcipello - art (and a mean Ghost in the Shell tribute)