Henry Lizardlover has lots of Iguanas which he has patiently taught to pose in amusing human-like ways. You may have seen a couple of pix do the rounds recently of his posing lizards. Here are some more. Warning: picture of Iguana bite wound on human - not that icky but YMMV Snarfled from Blort more inside

Carl Warner's luscious foodscapes. More at his site here. Warning: silly Flash site; click on the orange box and then the second suitcase from left to get to the foodscapes. Shamelessly ganked from the Blue because really, EVERYONE needs to see an ocean made out of salmon. more inside

Teens Unremorseful After Stealing From Girl Scout - two Florida teenagers stole money from a little girl selling Girl Scout cookies in front of a crowded supermarket in broad daylight. Strangely, they agree to explain to reporters that they are unrepentant about the crime. "I'm not sorry," one of the teenagers explains, "I'm just pissed that I got caught." Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVv7Uz8nC2A (Sorry, you'll have to cut'n'paste this link into your browser. My HTML skillz don't really pay da bills...)

Why turning 40 sucks.

How Scratching Works. A new study sheds light on the brain chemistry of scratching. more inside

Theories of cancer - On the purposeful hiding of environmental factors in cancer.

Where Did All Those Gorgeous Russians Come From?

Cat 5e wiring questions Curious George: Cat 5e Wiring-- Straight-through or Cross-over? more inside

I Refuse to Acknowledge the Passing of Halloween! Every day I listen to spooky sounds and scary stories. I read terrifying tales from the comics of yesteryear. I dream about what my house would look like but for the influence of my non-horror geek wife. I remember the horror toys I used to own and love. I plan for next year's Halloween costume. more inside

Jerome Kerviel, hero to the Dilbert generation? The French fraudster has become an internet phenomenon and hero to some. more inside

The most "earthlike" exoplanet found to date is Gliese 581c, the smallest planet yet discovered in the habitable zone of another star, Gliese 581, which is a Red Dwarf star. Given that it is in the habitable zone, what would conditions be like on that planet?

Curious George and his lawn darts. Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course they're dangerous. But you knew that, and it's not like you played Catch. Assuming you're not subject to a ban -- though you can still buy dart parts (*wink wink*) or buy them legally, or even still have them in the basement -- would you ever play with lawn darts again? Would you let your kids?

Cloverfield in 15 minutes. And what they should have done. Remember, when rampaging beasties rampage, don't be a victim. *spoiler warning for, well, pretty much everything*

Celebrate the Holocaust!! "A Carnival float with a pile of model dead bodies commemorating the Holocaust is causing unease before the lavish parades in Rio de Janeiro this weekend."

The "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation "marks".

The Polka Floyd Show Warning: MySpace. Warning: Audio. Warning: Polka.

Beauty Queen rejected as pageant judge. Stephanie Conover, the reigning Miss Canada Plus, has been rejected as a judge of the Miss Toronto Tourism contest, on the basis that her hobby of reading Tarot makes her a witch.

You are living in the Anthropocene Epoch. So now you know.

Is "Canadian" the new racial slur in the American South? According to that link, and to the Houston District Attorney's Office, "Canadian" is the new racist "code word" for African-Americans when a racist doesn't want to sound racist. more inside

Death From Above. A poison-laden US spy satellite is careering around the planet and is due to re-enter the atmosphere any week now. Don't panic.