Okay, as of last night/this morning working on a dial-up connection went from frustrating to practically intolerable, as I have experienced approximately 50 disconnects creating this update. If you have small children or farm animals (which are usually prudent to hide from webmasters anyway), I'd keep them hidden away today, as I plan on making a sacrifice to the DSL gods to try to help my process along.

Today is the 28th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, one of the more controversial Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history.

Link of the Day: The Finger Gallery. Thanks will de.
Story of the Day: 12-pound turkey drops from sky into pickup truck (1010 WINS News Radio). Thanks eastcreek motv
Weird Science: Anybody Home at Whitehouse.gov? (Wired). "While the new president's speedily organized inaugural celebration concluded without incident in a chill rain, the launch of the Bush administration's Web presence was not as successful." Thanks Ant.
Image of the Day: Gunsnroses.com. Any theories? Thanks fakri, who was indeed looking for info on the band.