Happy Cinco de Mayo, as today commemorates el Día de la Batalla de Puebla, the victory of the Mexicans over the French in the Battle of Puebla. I am also celebrating a victory today as I have vanquished my cold (man I can shoehorn a segue out of anything), and am enjoying my emergence from my antihistamine haze.

Today's common cold link was an interesting read on the topic... I was particularly fascinated by the hypothesis that not getting many colds might actually be a sign of a malfunctioning immune system, rather than the reverse, which would be the obvious assumption.

Links of the Day:	Common Cold. Thanks Enahs. Trading Places Walking Illusions.
Stories of the Day:	Rescuers prep for hybrid car accidents. Thanks Cliff Eyler. Disney Forbidding Distribution of Film That Criticizes Bush (registration required). Coke and Pepsi to Face Off in Carb Battle.
Science!:	Global warming debate aside, West is heating up. Babies Born With a Mission. States act on animal-car crashes.
Image of the Day:	VW Bus Ball. Thanks Dan Leadbetter. Seen at an AICPA Tech Conference. Thanks Ant.
Media of the Day:	Badgerphone.
Auction of the Day:	From eBay to batter's box, for only $5,601. Thanks Bill Money. Billy Joel 1967 Citroen Grill from Slam.
Follow-ups:	Anti-Vaccination Fever: The Shot Hurt Around the World. FCC flooded with Oprah complaints and SaveRadioNow.org. Thanks A/S/LayerAODsk.
Thanks Mike Martinez