He wanted twenty-two bucks for it, but I talked him down to seventeen...

Dogs and other animals in shawls. That's all really. Just some Friday cute. via

Big Pot Factory Bust in Oakland With products like Jones'n Soda, Joint Cola, Rasta Reese's, Stoney Ranchers and Trippy Peanut Butter, it was only a matter of time... Sorry this didn't last 'til Halloween, they were about 3 miles from where I live. With video, too.

Experiments with paper cups.

The Lego Suicides

"Uh, does he know what happens to Supernovas?" So you didn't win the chance to be INXS' new vocalist, and record a dud album. Fear not -- now you can compete to sing with Tommy Lee's new band. (Maybe even share the same bus toilet as him...)

A Photographer and his Dog. One day eight years ago, a young landscape photographer from Vienna was visiting a farm near Verona, Italy, when he learned about a spotted puppy with black ears that no one wanted. The photographer, Toni Anzenberger, adopted the dog and named him Pecorino, thinking it meant "little sheep" in Italian. Wonderful story, excellent dog. Home site. more inside

Subgenius custody case takes ugly turn. Widely discussed elsewhere last month, Rachel Bevilacqua lost custody of her child when the judge in her custody case saw pictures of her at the Church of the Subgenius' X-Day celebrations. The case has taken an ugly turn: Rachel has been (verbally) ordered by the judge to cease discussing the case on the internet. more inside

72 Degrees "is the angle of a healthy erection." It's also a great new shelf for teens, with a secret compartment for hiding your pr0n. Via...

A beef with St. Paddy's? Some Catholic bishops are lifting the no-meat-on-Friday rule, to allow for the consumption of Corned Beef on St. Paddy's Day (although it's debatable whether Corned Beef is actually 'meat', rather than 'meat product'). Aah, if only they'd done this in time to save the teeth-curling splendour of the Shamrock Shake.

The Carp Robot. For when a real carp just isn't good enough. Surprise: it comes from Japan. more inside

Vote With Your Money BuyBlue.org tracks what companies give to what U.S. elected officials. Interesting stuff. Don't mention the Blue Pages book to them though, they're a little touchy about it more inside

Anomalies of Nature - a site referring to all kinds of crazy things. The author would also like you all to get rich! Main site - WARNING: extrememly unnavigable. more inside

HAND SIGNALS? .. and possible comments which stream to the fore of one's conscious mind are most probably inappropriate.

Bloody Hell! Menstrual blood contains stem cells...lots of them! It is at this point that I fall mute pondering the mind-boggling ramifications... *whimpers...runs away*

It's Pi Day! That's right, because of the quirks of the calendar, today, 3/14, is Pi Day! Geddit? Though I guess to be totally accurate, it should have happened once, in 1592. (3.141592...) Anyway, you can brighten your friends' day with Pi day songs, send Pi day greeting cards, make fun Pi jewelry, have pi recitations and pi(e)-eating contests and generally do any number of things that will ensure your continued celibacy. Hooray for Pi! Whoohoo! more inside

The blonde in Blondie no longer blonde. And there's a whole bunch of infighting amongst the new inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as usual. Full marks to the Pistols for staying true to, well, to something, anyway. more inside

Democrats Suck more inside

aaargh plop n. the sound that a cat with avian-flu makes when it falls out of a tree.

Musicfilter: The follow-up to Queensrÿche's magnum opus, 18 years later. Due out April 4th. more inside