Thanks for all the advice on the speeding situation, if you are curious about the outcome, I didn't get out of the moving violation, but the charge was amended to just 5 MPH over the limit (I joked to my pal Hoosier_Dadi that this gave me the chance to complain about being popped for a speed that usually doesn't provoke a cop, but he just glared at me--I think he felt it was bad karma after I was treated so kindly by the officer). On that subject, I'll use this occasion to mention that I have a lot of respect for New York State Troopers, they do a dangerous job, and I have never personally met one that wasn't courteous, professional, and without the excess of attitude that a gun and a pair of fly aviator shades can often impart. BTW, since I confessed my crime in this spot, but focused on escaping from justice, rather than the act itself, I guess I should point out that on this subject that I feel use of excessive speed in general is dangerous, and speeding in a residential area in particular is a terribly irresponsible thing to do (my incident was on the Thruway), and my plan on getting out of my next ticket includes not receiving it in the first place.

R.I.P. Werner Klemperer, the man who played Colonel Klink dies at 80. Thanks theAntiELVIS. Want a piece of American history? Own the truck that made U.S. Presidential election history, and support the American Red Cross! Thanks [POLO]Irishman. That's right, you can ride in the Ryder truck. Is O.J.'s Bronco next?

Link of the Day: BlinkerFluid.Com. Thanks WalterEgo (my real world bro). A collection of possible LoDs, including The Reflex Tester, which already was one.
Story of the Day: Woman bit off man's testicle in party fight (Electronic Telegraph). Thanks CandyMan. I could not get my agape mouth to close while reading this astonishing story.
Bonus Story: Vatican-Approved Comic Strip Depicts Adventures of the Pope (Fox). Thanks again theAntiELVIS.
Weird Science: Professor to wire computer chip into his nervous system (CNN). Thanks Vate Powell. Talk about a situation where I wouldn't want to be an early adopter.
Image of the Day: Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. Thanks Well Rounded Entertainment.