Bush Was Going To Invade Iraq Anyway. HUME: So, if you had had this — if the weapons had been out of the equation because the intelligence did not conclude that he had them, it was still the right call? BUSH: Absolutely. Oh, and for extra blowed-up fun, look into Big Oil participate in planning invasion of Iraq? more inside

Dedicated to the art of parking. Via AskMe

Say Goodbye to Guiltmas! Don't kill a tree this year. Instead, San Francisco residents can rent a potted tree. Trees will be collected after the big day and planted in a neighborhood in need of greening.

The First Earth Battalion Operations Manual The earth battalion declares its primary allegiance to people and planet. You can become a part of that allegiance right where you are simply by allowing the exquisite human being inside to come out. When it's out... help others to come out and then work together cooperatively to stay our -- building the paradise that is possible when we cooperate with each other and our mother the earth. Riiiiiiight. more inside

Anonymous, George: Breaking up is hard to do. How do I break up with my girlfriend? more inside

Shoot Him In The Head! Let's pretend to be a sniper! Woo! Friday gamey fun. more inside

Can you say COINTELPRO? The National Security Agency has eavesdropped, without warrants, on as many 500 people inside the United States at any given time since 2002, The New York Times reported Friday. newsfilter.

An annoying game that gets me every time. Just one more go [BLAST!]

TINSEL AND IMAGES .. Merry (insert festival name here)..

Balloon Hat

O Rly? "Curiously enough, the owl's feathers smelled very, very potently like marijuana," said Jeff Dering, of the sanctuary. "They examined the owl, looked at its eyes, ... and the owl was, in the vernacular, stoned." With picture. more inside

The Silent Night re-write that wasn't. Bill O'Reilly accused a Dodgeville, WI elementary school of re-writing Silent Night, to "secularize" christmas. But... he got it a little wrong. more inside

What to do when you encounter a Lone Magpie

Perform a long and disgusting virtual knee replacement operation with Virtual Knee Surgery! Slice through skin! Chisel bone! Thrill as you pound things into your poor, unsuspecting virtual patient, all while a guy drones instructions at you. more inside

Curious George: Amazon wish lists. I filled parts of someone's Amazon's wish list someplace else. There appears to be no way to mark the item as purchased. Is that correct? Or am I missing an option on Amazon's cluttered pages?

Whales Have Manners "It felt to me like it was thanking us, knowing that it was free and that we had helped it." Who knew?

Curious George: Image Slideshow effect? Webmasters: I need to display a series of images one after another in a loop. Just a simple effect right? I've had lots of trouble finding out how to do it . . . more inside

Curious George: Favourite Christmas Memories It's been a long while since I've had singularly memorable Christmas memories. Thinking back, though, I do have some good ones. What are yours?

Russian Climbing

Intel Motherboard George: GO! I need to buy 10, count them 10, new Intel "Cherry Creek" Motherboards (Part Number: D915PCY or D915PCYL) and I need them, like, yesterday. I have been calling Computer Parts Distributors ALL DAY. I wish to harness the Google Fu of many a monkey! I will send a 6 Pack of gorgeous Beamish stout made here in Cork, Ireland to the lucky monkey who finds me an online eTailer who has them in stock. THANKS!