Stretch Your Brain

How to train the aging brain in Sunday's Times.

Happy 2010!

If Only I Had the Courage...

Saying No, No, No to the Ho-Ho-Ho in Wednesday's Times.

Merry Christmas & Happy Festivus!!!

Report Condemns Police Lab Oversight

Times article on Garry Veeder, a forensic scientist for the State of New York in the Trace Evidence Section, whose shoddy work (couldn't properly operate a microscope from what I'm reading) and fraudulent reports were overlooked by the state for 15 years. Veeder retired in 2003 and then promptly hung himself in his garage.

The State Police superintendent states that he is certain that there were no wrongful convictions, but defendants whose cases were handled by Veeder will be allowed to file appeals.

Inspector General's Report of the Investigation

Octopus Finds Protective Shelter For Itself

Octopi are so incredibly smart. And beautiful.
If only they didn't taste so good.

Fantastic Mr. Fox is Fantastic Indeed

Went to see Fantastic Mr. Fox this weekend. A beautiful, twisted film, that feels somewhat like a fox-version of the Royal Tenenbaums. The self-centered, certified crazy, and strangely loveable father and the dreamy, artistically inclined, but detached mother that are so completely into each other that they seem more or less interested in raising the children... Resulting in viciously competitive siblings (or cousins in this case) that love each other to pieces and yet, can't stand the sight of each other.

Anderson certainly seems intent on depicting my, ahem, pardon, his family on film. And life is all the better for it.

Go see it - it's worth every fox-minute.

Well well...

I give better gifts than I receive??
Does Barack suffer from a touch of narcissistic personality disorder?!
Nah. Couldn't be. Not Barack!
Maybe he's just a dandy.

Mishka Loves You

It's starting to look bad for Man in the Dog vs. Man debate... ;-)

Amazing Pool Dog

Purl's Christmas Goodies for Knitting Rainbows

I really really miss Purl in NYC...

Right and Left Join Forces on Criminal Justice

In the next several months, the Supreme Court will decide at least a half-dozen cases about the rights of people accused of crimes involving drugs, sex and corruption. Civil liberties groups and associations of defense lawyers have lined up on the side of the accused. Read more in today's Times.

Arthur C. Clarke on Space Elevators, Space Tourism

Go Godzilla!!!

Matsui Goes Wild and So Do His Fans in Japan

Smile, It's November!

Rotties Rock.

Rottweiler becomes surrogate father to an abandoned wolf cub

Sadness.

How it this even possible??! November will never be the same. Gourmet Magazine Shuts Down.

US spacecraft set for Moon crash

*via BBC.

Nao

I Heart Dr. Carolyn Porco

An Odyssey From the Bronx to Saturn’s Rings in today's NY Times

Once Slave to Luxury, Japan Catches Thrift Bug

Not long ago, many Japanese bought so many $100 melons and $1,000 handbags that this was the only country in the world where luxury products were considered mass market...

Live Long And Prosper

My birthday is August 22nd.
Click here to order & thanks in advance!

Happy One-Year Anniversary!

New Pictures From Hubble

Sweet Jesus, I've Been Killed By Cuteness.