Like Family: I just read an article about Nuvo, the "robot housekeeper," which made me really sad, because the author compares it to a dog, and suggests that the main benefit of the robot is that it provides companionship... yesterday, my mom sent me to a website of a dog pound in Santa Barbara where there are pictures and videos of dogs that are up for adoption. Apparently, this year not many dogs have been adopted... I don't think it is because people are getting robots instead (yet), but because of the inconvenience... but it just freaks me out a little to think that we can just replace living things with machines.

On the topic of family, I feel the need to let everyone know that my grandmother has once again reaffirmed her coolness: 3 minutes into a phone conversation we were having last night, she announced that she had to go because her program was on-- her program being Jon Stewart. (She's also the one who, about a year ago, called to make sure that I know the meaning of the term "bling bling.")

And there is an article on the touchy subject of elves in Iceland, that I thought I would post for Brendan and his Icelandic heritage.