The soundtrack of my life is scratched.

This post that simons_flower pointed to made me feel really old. So, poll:

[Poll #887759]

For extra credit, answer in comments: What was the first single or album you ever bought?

ETA: If you check "other" above, could you explain? I have no idea what came before 78s. And yes, the last question is totally lame, because you can't see the results until you click submit. It's late where I am. So... guess? :-P

Wednesday evening

1. It's sad that the first thing the media jumps on when a Senator from South Dakota has a stroke is that this might shift the balance of power in the Senate.  But it actually might, and that's scary too.  :-P  Here's to hoping he'll make a full recovery, and that the governor of South Dakota is not a complete and total asshat.

2. This story was floating around on some of the gay issues comms I watch today: Circumcision Reduces Risk of AIDS, Study Finds.  Yikes.  It's so commonly practiced in the US, and most people I know don't think anything about having their infant sons circumcised.  It's something I have deep reservations about personally, because hello?  Cutting off a piece of your body for no good reason?  It doesn't sound like a very good idea to me. But if research keeps going in this direction, it may settle the argument between me and MDH, should we ever have a son.  (He's staunchly pro-circumcision.)  Still, it's an interesting finding. Edit: More articles: Another study showing men circumcised as infants have significantly fewer instances of STDs as adults | an article criticizing the first link above (thanks, kagyakusha)

3. Whoa -- when did LJ change the posting form?  Cool.

4. Holy crap!  LJ can be so random sometimes.  It's funny how I can never predict which posts will get 200 comments and which will be mostly ignored.  ;-)