The Wordsmith's Forge

I was pleased by this observation:

Herve Kempf | The Economic Crisis Has Validated Environmentalism
Both Herve Kempf in an editorial for Le Monde and pollster Jean-Daniel Levy in an interview with Le Nouvel Observateur interpret the European election results as a sign of the increasing political appeal of environmentalism in Europe.

The flash fiction series "Spots the Space Marine" by haikujaguar has gone to cyberfunded creativity. There will now be a Donate button on those posts. Part of the proceeds will go to charities that support combat veterans in need of aid. You can read more here:

http://haikujaguar.livejournal.com/661749.html
http://community.livejournal.com/cyberfund_creat/84753.html

I got to see a live Lippizaner show once. It was amazing. This post has pictures of such a show.