It is now officially fall here in the northern hemisphere, as the autumnal equinox occurred at around 5:05 am EDT today. I prepared for the occasion by shaving my summer beard yesterday, and my plan is to now let it grow out through the first day of spring. Last year I grew a beard from December until spring, and it ended up pretty epic, so I expect this to be pretty extreme.

Unshaven Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	One Man And His Dinosaur. Thanks Dorkly. Monster Island. Thanks Daniel. Diamond Hollow 2.
Links:	Life – The Text Adventure.
Stories:	Toronto bans the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores Thanks Cutter. Greedy squirrel shows off her acrobatic skills to get at bird seed. Thanks Mike.
Science:	Speed-of-light experiments give baffling result at Cern. Thanks dakslf. Did chemical reactions cause Twin Towers collapse?
Media:	Back To The Future Goes A Cappella. All the Win of August - September 2011. Conan & Andy Are Webcam Clueless.
The Funnies:	The Problem with Swords in Gears of War 3.
Follow-up:	US Safe from Falling NASA Satellite on Friday. Thanks dakslf. Marijuana question sky-rockets to top of new White House petition site.