I don't really relish the cold weather, but it will be a bit of a relief when it gets colder, as we are having the most insane tick season around these parts. The summer was fine, but in the past few weeks I've pulled more ticks off the dogs than in their entire lives prior to that point. Weird. Anyway, speaking of dogs, these Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers videos (thanks Ant via Boing Boing) are enough to make a grown man cry.

Ticky Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	Paradoxion Express. Play Cargo Bridge- Xmas Level Pack. Adventurous Eric.
Link:	Bioshock Hypo replicas. Real calculators look just like the ones in Windows, Mac. Thanks Boing Boing.
Stories:	Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse' canceled. Simon Cowell top male TV earner.
Science:	Damn the torpedoes- NASA, European Space agency want to go to Mars.
Images:	Steve Jobs Bowling Pin Art is Just Asking to Be Knocked Down. Get ready to gush over these adorable TF2 costumes. A Mona Lisa Created from Motherboard Bits.
Media:	Grand Theft Auto vs. Frogger. Thanks Kxmode. Seth MacFarlane's Secret. Zero Punctuation: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves. NSFW.
Follow-ups:	Brian Menze sells his Vault Boy art on eBay.