Hopefully the crickets have not settled in too comfortably around here, as the holiday quiet season will presumably (make that hopefully, <chirp> <chirp>) conclude after today.

I had similar success using that Zicam zinc nasal spray dealie to help quash the cold symptoms I started feeling yesterday, but who knows whether I'm just succumbing to the placebo effect... especially in light of the articles dug up with Google that I've been reading about this homeopathic remedy. It turns out zinc remedies have their own set of controversies, ranging from claims that some zinc lozenges can actually worsen the common cold, to a lawsuit claiming that a single application of the nasal version resulted in a permanent loss of someone's sense of smell. Eeek!

Links of the Day:	James' Virtual Flight Deck. Thanks Bill. Toyadz.com. Stealitback.com.
Stories of the Day:	Stillwater teen survives plunge on snowmobile. Thanks Ant. Op Man Needled by Tattoo. Thanks Jim Chaney.
Science!:	The Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft. Enter the tiny world of the molecule.
Auctions of the Day:	1930's Philippine Headhunter Arm Band Tankil. Thanks abe. Dell Poweredge 6400 Server. Thanks Jeremy.
Media of the Day:	Happy Man! Thanks ViperFour. Shark Catch. Thanks Ant.
Follow-ups:	Rover touches down on Mars. Thanks John Leong.
	Thanks Mike Martinez.