I read planet.gnome.org on weekday mornings, mostly to find out what's happening in Gnome development. But the geeks who build my interface of choice frequently have great posts on non-techy topics, too. Two from this week:

• Murray visited Amsterdam (for my money, the most beautiful and civilized city on the planet), and has some insightful comments about what makes the place so damned inviting and livable: "I had no idea that such a vast amount of the old city exists and in such a perfect state. There's a functional found beauty to the rows of high narrow canal houses and repurposed warehouses. . . . The streets are an obstacle to cars, to the benefit of pedestrians, bicycles, and general well-being."
  
  
• Jamin sings the praises of sardines. "Sardines are amazing. They are cheap (75-85 cents a can where I shop), have a shelf life of several years, are high in protein, and taste great (if you like fish)." Hell yeah. A tin of sardines always hits the spot for me. And, if eaten at home, always makes the cat insanely jealous.