That was a pretty good April Fool's Day yesterday, a lot of good gags, and not too many stinkers. There was an interesting debate over the possibility that Google's Gmail announcement was a gag I fell for, but Google 'Gmail' No Joke, Lunar Jobs Are reasserts the factuality of the story.

Oddly, I had a series of short brownouts here in the BlueTower yesterday. I don't think this was someone at the power company playing an April Fools, and am coming to the conclusion that I need someone qualified to come in and make sure the house is wired properly.

Play Time:	Chasm.
Stories of the Day:	A Fine Year for April Foolery. Thanks Ant. Students handcuffed at elementary school. Nude women off the menu at one Nashville bar.
Science!:	Lawn Mowing for Lazybones. U.S. Won't Alert Parents, Doctors on Mercury in Flu Shots for Kids (registration required). Electronic Snoops Tackle Copiers.
Follow-up:	California reconsiders nation's only biotech pet ban "lobbied by his wife."
	Thanks Mike Martinez