Today is opening day for the New York Mets, and it's a beautiful day, lending itself to the optimism of the occasion (after all, as I have quoted before, "time begins on opening day"). Of course the team was not so great last year, and there's not too much reason to expect this to change this year, but on the other hand, a full 75% of the Mets' four World Series appearances have come during seasons when they were not considered to be a particular contender, with half of them (and one of their world championships) coming during seasons when they were considered among the worst teams in baseball, so maybe we have everybody right where we want them.

Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	Operation: Onslaught. Star Wars Sound Effects Quiz. 60%.
Links:	The 10 Most Horrible Amusement Park Accidents. Quite gruesome. KFC's Bacon Sandwich On Fried Chicken "Bread" Starts Killing People Nationwide April 12. Thanks Nemo.
Stories:	The Canadian insect collector who eats his specimens. Thanks brother19. New York Denies Indian Point Plant a Water Permit. Thanks j.c.f.
Images:	Geek for Life: Geeky Tattoos. Thanks Digg.
Media:	StarCraft 2 Tetris. Thanks Digg. Zero Punctuation - April Fools. Thanks Game Stooge. Backhoe scales tower in Germany.