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Good morning all, and welcome to Radio Free Monday! We have goats.

Buy Stuff, Help People!

spiderine is sellin' bread to pay for application fees and tuition for professional bakery development. I can personally attest to her skill with dough. She has a price list and shipping information up at the post.

polarisnorth let me know about feverbeats, who is offering original fiction on request for donations to his top surgery fund (donation button here). Transgendered people face a lot of challenges, not least of which is the insurance classification of this kind of surgery as "cosmetic", and thus elective and not covered.

Cafe member lefaym has a novella out! It's an ebook and quite inexpensive and looks fascinating. You can also check out an interview with her here.

I felt a little weird about stealing Lucy Knisley's "Cat Moves" art to make icons with last week, but fortunately samisaurus has the answer -- if you liked the icons, you can buy a poster of the whole comic here. Support your local artist!

Talking of cats, redstapler linked me to a writeup of a recent terrible fire in Philadelphia, and its link to City Kitties, who always need foster homes for kitties.

Help People For Free!

celticangel76 is looking for advice on Texas family law -- she and her ex are divorcing, but amicably trying to do the thing right and make sure their kids don't suffer. They want to do as much as they can themselves, and are just looking for some advice. You can reach her at celticangel76 at gmail dot com, or PM her LJ, if you can help.

bibliophile_bee let me know about "Flock Logic", which is the brainchild of a choreographer and engineering professor at Princeton. They design dances in which participants carry out the "rules" set by flocking birds and schooling fish; you can watch a video at the site. Even if you're not interested -- and I think you will be after reading the blurb -- the continued documentation of this project depends on high hit-counts for the webpage. Just clicking the link or reblogging it helps!

Learn Things!

Via evilstorm, Telecomix is providing internet services to Egypt. Information is power, and this is how information gets out.

Danielle wrote to let me know about a Chicago organisation called the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders, which urges people of Ashkenazi descent to get checked for genetic disorders, which one in five may be a carrier for. There's a video here with more information -- check it out!

dreamwaffles wants to like tofu, but it's very hard. I know the feeling. If you all know some good tofu recipes, drop them in comments, wouldja?

And just as a fun aside, I had a high school student contact me a few weeks ago about using a video clip I took of the Navy Pier ferris wheel in a website she was building for a school project, on the history and sights of Chicago. I don't know if she's monitoring hits, but if she is, give 'em a boost, wouldja? :D

Things That Are Really Just Awesome!

samard has a new addition to the family: THREE BABY GOATS OMG. Samar just wanted to share the adorable goats with the world, but is also taking name suggestions (explanation at the post). BABY GOATS GUYS.

I want a motorized ride-inside Dalek like burning, but I don't think I'd fit in that one.

And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can always post items for my attention in comments here (or on any post) or email me at copperbadge at gmail dot com (PMs are kind of a bad way to reach me). If you're not sure how to proceed, here is a little more about what I do and how you can help. Remember, non-embedded links are love.

Neal Caffrey Versus The BBC

Title: Neal Caffrey Versus The BBC
Rating: PG
Warnings: None.
Summary: Neal has a lead on a priceless work of art he wants to recover, and he needs Peter's help.

( Bow ties are cool, Peter. )

Fake cut takes you to the fic at Dreamwidth.

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Okay I was gonna be all "FANFIC! GET IT HERE!" but I got sidetracked by the fact that AOL bought Huffington Post.

Did not see that one coming.

For one thing, I didn't know AOL even still existed. Sorry, just had to take a moment and react. Wow. AOL.

Anyway. NOW we have fanfic.

Title: Neal Caffrey Versus The BBC
Rating: PG
Warnings: None.
Summary: Neal has a lead on a priceless work of art he wants to recover, and he needs Peter's help.

( Bow ties are cool, Peter. )

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So, Chicago Code is a big deal here in Chicago, where it's being filmed, but I was very skeptical about the PR I'd read. Mum had to remind me it was on tonight, but I did tune in. Who knows how long this will last -- whether it'll get cancelled or I'll lose interest or neither -- but as long as it does, please enjoy:

Sam's Three Things About The Chicago Code, Episode 1.01: ( The Pilot )

3a. Sox versus Cubs: did I not tell you guys this was the endless debate? Did I not put it in TWUSA? It's the first thing a tough guy asks. It's rarely relevant, but it's a fight to the death.

I watch Southland, and I like Southland, because it doesn't feel like other cop shows -- it's weird and alien, like it wasn't quite meant for TV, though I'm not sure how to vocalise just how. Chicago Code feels like a cop show, but it's not a procedural either -- it's political, and I like that too. It feels like a toned-down Southland, a television-fied Southland. But it's interesting enough to hold my attention; I'll be tuning in next week.