As I thought, I did not do any grilling yesterday. I did, however, find a way to turn my prohibition from the deck into a positive, by proclaiming the area where I cook to be the sovereign state of Manstovia, where I have sole authority. This declaration proved successful, at which point I ambitiously annexed the neighboring territory of Hammock-land, which seems a natural extension of my new monarchy, and this land-grab was also successful. My eastward progression will have to end there, as Hammock-land borders on Hudson's territory, and she's guarded it far too well for nearly a dozen years now to take it away from her. But I am satisfied: I still may not be able to cook on the deck, but it's good to be the king.

Royal Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Amigo Pancho 2. Under Neath. Snowball: excellent and addictive Flash pinball.
Links:	Medical Reviews of House. Thanks Boing Boing.
Stories:	Nolan Talks "Knight" IMAX, 3D & Film.
Science:	Physicist Uses Math to Beat Traffic Ticket. Thanks Neatorama.
Images:	My favorite Hulk.
Media:	Battlefield 5 on Google Glasses. It's Too Heavy. And the Oscar goes to... This is How You Load a Dishwasher.
The Funnies:	FoxTrot. Brevity.