Okay, I just klunked my head on the low ceiling at the head of the stairs for my attic office here at the Blue Tower. Were it an isolated incident this would warrant no additional contemplation, but this is a problem that I've been so successful at failing to learn to avoid that there are actual head marks at the point of repeated impact. What's got me worried is a growing belief that repeating the exact same simple mistake like this often enough is possible evidence that you are part of a failed limb on the evolutionary tree (I mean seriously now!). On the bright side, I think I only have to suffer one or two more good solid klunks, and I'll probably stop worrying so much about this, or anything else for that matter.

Happy Birthday to Brandon "GreenMarine" Reinhart, as well as a few sent along by Chris Morris, who points out that Malcolm McDowell is 58 today, Paul Lynde would have been 75, and the Olson twins turn 15 (which means it's about time to start seeing stories about their darker side(s)). On the subject of commemoration, yesterday is the first anniversary of Deus Ex going gold.

Link of the Day: Escape from Monkey Island Insult Arm Wrestling (click the banner atop the Escape From Monkey Island page). Thanks Frightener.
Story of the Day: Japanese company to offer canned 'Godzilla Meat' (CNN). Thanks Chris Johnson.
Weird Science: Marijuana users can gobble junk food without weight gain (Boston Herald). Thanks Chris Johnson. Maybe they're just forgetting to report having exercised?
Wild Science: ‘Rocket Guy’ reaches for the sky (MSNBC). Thanks JumpingBean'.
Super-Freaky Science: NASA aims to move Earth (Guardian Unlimited Observer). Thanks Captain Kaos[doh].