Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Default, Dear Brutus, Is Not In Our Stars, But In Ourselves ~ Iowahawk – with a little levity as we face the post-apocalyptic future of August 3, 2011.
 
Sustainable Living Solutions Blog ~ Just in case… Real world applications to overcome today’s challenges.
 
Kerry spokesman stripped of Silver Star ~ Wade Sanders, a retired Navy Captain and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, is also sitting in a Federal prison serving a 37-month sentence for possessing child pornography. Oh well, he was probably “born that way”.
 
MSM Ignores How Oslo Shooter’s Own Manifesto Completely Destroys “Christian Conservative” Label ~ Because, of course, it doesn’t fit the narrative.
A Western Heart has some interesting observations on the “whys?” behind the murders: “Psycho-analysing” terrorist Breivik
 
Probe of parent company puts conservative media in crosshairs ~ Department of INjustice goes after Rupert Murdoch – Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is on a witch hunt.
 
The Hobbit Blog ~ Speaking of “Hobbits”… Unfortunately, Peter Jackson’s film, The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey, isn’t scheduled for release until Dec. 2012.