Well today is going to be a little rough on us here at the BlueTower, as a little later I will be taking my beloved Hudson the wonder dog back to the vet for a couple of "procedures." One is fairly mundane, as her teeth will get a thorough cleaning, though this is far from routine with dogs, as it entails general anesthesia. The other is more serious, the removal of a pair of growths from her chest, one which seems likely to be a fatty deposit, but the other a more ominous embedded lump. There's no real way of knowing what this is all about until she goes under the knife and these lumps are tested, so I'm trying to remain stoical in the meantime, but I think I've expressed before my anxiety over just having her anesthetized, so it's hard not to be worried over all this.

Procedural Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	Minions. Thanks Jay is Games. Zombie Tower Defense 4. Flubber Rise.
Stories:	Attacker Beaten With Candy Cane, Police Say. Thanks Roger. It's official: U.S. in a recession since December 2007. Emu alert! Escaped Aussie birds spotted in rural Ontario town.
Science:	Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'. Where'd all the acorns go? Thanks Devicer. Crashless Cars- Making Driving Safer. Thanks j.c.f.
Auction:	Child's Play Charity Dinner Auction. Tickets going fast.
Media:	Adult playground ownage. Monopoly Man Goes Bankrupt.
Follow-ups:	Sought: Wal-Mart Shoppers Who Trampled NY Worker. Large Hadron Collider Might Not Be Back Online Until 2010 or Later. Montreal actor describes 'Die Hard' moment in Mumbai shootings.
The Funnies:	ActionTrip Comic Strip - Prince of the Caribbean: Indiana Solo. Sinfest: I Lost Again.