Spontaneity Is The Spice Of Life

• The Psychology Of Giant Princess Eyes: Brenda Chapman, the creator and co-director of the 2012 Pixar movie Brave, said she came under fire for attempting to make certain characters more realistic-looking. “At one point they thought I was making the mom too big, her bum too big,” she told Time. “And that was frustrating for me because I wanted her to feel like a real middle aged woman.” 
• Which America Do You Live In? - 21 Hard To Believe Facts About 'Wealthy America' And 'Poor America': In millions of families, both the husband and the wife work multiple jobs and it is still not enough. (Caveat: Don't read the comments.)
• Chinese labor camp inmate tells of true horror of Halloween 'SOS'. 

Worth Reading/Watching

Shamed in Edina for using food stamps.

Time Warner Cable admits it lost customers because of CBS/Showtime blackout.  (Note: we totally cancelled the TV portion of our cable last week. Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus are adequate enough replacements for us.)

Bill on unlocked cell phones moves forward.