olympicsSummer is winding up and everyone seems to be heading off to school or finishing up vacations. It’s a slow time, which makes it all the better to go out on an evening hike or a weekend afternoon bike ride. So without further ado (so I can get to the bike ride and hike) here’s the roundup!

  •  It’s always sad when a human rights pioneer passes away, but hearing how Del Martin was able to marry her partner of 55 years, Phyllis Lyon, was quite touching. She leaves an incredible legacy. (Read it at Common Dreams)
  • It feels like old news now (almost a full six days ago!) but Matthew Mitcham’s upset over the Chinese in the ten meter platform was absolutely amazing to watch. On his pentultimate dive he had two perfect tens, followed by four of seven on his last dive to take the Gold. (Read it at Out Sports)
  • I’ve never been brave enough to intentionally haggle (inadvertent haggling has gotten me free products but since it’s never intentional I couldn’t say how), but if you do try to talk down prices, Lifehacker has a great article on it. (Read it at Lifehacker)
  • If you’re sick of the cliched dating ideas that always seem to come up when you’re planning a evening with a significant other or are just starting to see someone, this ideas have you covered and sound cheap and fun. (Read it at WiseBread)
  • Tent’s post that buying things because they’re on sale is an awful way to save money   is an interesting read for me because I generally fall on the side of not buying things on sale and waiting until I need something until I buy a quality product with a long life, while my sister will buy things on sale and then maybe find a use for it later. Trent breaks it down to differentiate getting a good price on something you want versus money spent on a false bargain. (Read it at The Simple Dollar)

Queercents Flashback: I love iTunes U and have been using it for the past couple moths now, so I was really excited to see that Nina had written an article on it.