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.

Sensible Advice for Sensible Gals & Guys

Buying a Ranch & Moving Out of the City.

I Wish.

Japan Prepares for a Change as Voting Begins

Recent polls show that the main opposition Democratic Party is likely to win well over 300 of the 480 seats being contested, giving it the majority needed to choose the next prime minister. Such a victory, which would be driven by voter discontent with Japan’s long economic and political stagnation, would unseat the incumbent Liberal Democrats for only the second time since 1955... Read more in today's Times.

Bracelet Love

She's been around for quite a while from what I gather, but I've only just recently discovered Anne-Marie Chagnon, jeweler extraordinaire. Needless to say, I'm smitten. Head-over-heals. Bonkers. And I cannot wait to get my hands on one of these at the Salon des métiers d'art in December.

Obama's Summer Reading List

Richard Price's Lush Life, Friedman, McCullough, Pelecanos... Sigh. What a guy.
The complete list is in today's Telegraph.

The Wrong Guys by Jeffrey Toobin

In the New Yorker: John Grisham helps spring the Norfolk Four from prison.

Ponyo in Theatres Today!!!

1001 Pots

Italian Food, June 2009

Rimouski Modern

2009 Vacation, part 5