I love the quick links that bloggers provide when they find great posts. They don’t fit into a neat category or index and I love the randomness the most.

1.  From  The Art of Simple: “Weekend Links”:  by Tsh

• We can’t be friends :: Dugans in Cahoots
• Russell Brand: My life without drugs :: The Guardian
• Dance in your kitchen :: The Nester
• TGIF: Paris, the grass ain’t greener, y’all :: She Loves
• This video is proof that skiing the Olympic downhill course is terrifying :: USA Today

2.  From Dooce: “Stuff I found while looking around“:

Liv and Phileas’ photo stream on flickr. Coco is super jealous.

– How Much Caffeine Before I End Up in the E.R.?

– What If the World’s Soil Runs Out?

A rough calculation of current rates of soil degradation suggests we have about 60 years of topsoil left. Some 40% of soil used for agriculture around the world is classed as either degraded or seriously degraded – the latter means that 70% of the topsoil, the layer allowing plants to grow, is gone.

– Hilarious bad lip reading of NFL players

– Los Angeles Overreacts to Cold Temperatures

– Andrew Sullivan’s quote for the day:

Every straight person already knows everything important there is to know about a gay person’s needs and loves and lives. Just look in the mirror. We are human before we are gay or straight. We are you.

– The Inspiration Archive, collected by Teodorik

– This is hilarious, but now I’m going to have nightmares for, oh, the rest of my life.

– 2013 New Years resolutions illustrated

– I can guarantee you that before this happened not one of these three people ever left a bad tip.

– This. This is for Cami.

– Max Sebald’s Writing Tips: You sometimes need to magnify something, describe it amply in a roundabout way. And in the process you discover something.

3.  From The Daily Muse: “Best of the Web-February 16, 2014“:

Work Hard

• I Followed My Own Productivity Advice for a Week (Fast Company)
• How to Get Past the Excuses That Are Holding You Back (Alexandra Franzen)
• What to Do if You’re Stumped During an Interview (POPSUGAR)
• 5 Ways to Make Sure Your Boss Knows Just How Awesome You Are (The Daily Muse)

Live Smart

• Get Almost Everything You Want—For Less (DailyWorth)
• One App to Rule Them All: 30 Ways Evernote Can Improve Your Life (The Art of Manliness)
• 10 Tech Chores for Snow Days (Apartment Therapy)
• The Easiest Way to Add a Little Zen to Your Workday (The Daily Muse)

Play Often

• How to Watch the Sochi Olympics Online Without a Cable Account(Lifehacker)
• Personalized Print Guides for Showing Your Friends Around New Cities(Springwise)
• How to Bring Paris Into the Bedroom (and Other Breakfast in Bed Ideas)(Fathom)
• 5 Fabulous (and Cheap!) Work Looks From Refinery29 (The Daily Muse)