We keep talking about having our first cookout of the year, but we've been getting thunderstorms around here on such a regular basis it's starting to seem like Florida. Barbecue plans aside, this is particularly rough on both our doggies... Hudson the wonder dog gets freaked out by thunder, and Gunnar has a bandage on his paw that needs to be kept dry. Checking the forecast shows our daily inundation will continue for each of the five days covered, so this is something we're going to have to continue to endure for the foreseeable (or at least forecastable) future.

Links never strike twice!	Thanks Mike Martinez, Ant, and EvilToast.
Links of the Day:	Fold A Yoda. Comics 101. The Original Dog Powered Scooter.
Stories of the Day:	Cats use fax as toilet and spark house fire. Thanks blue. A Wall Fell on Their Cars. Then Bad Luck Set In (registration required). Politics, hurricanes threaten Hemingway's Cuba home.
Science!	Our North loses the Pole. After 2,000 Years, a Seed From Ancient Judea Sprouts (registration required). Micro Spacecraft To Explore Planets.
Image of the Day:	Archaeological Anomalies 6.
Media of the Day:	Real-Life Counter-Strike. Real-Life Zombie Video Game. Thanks Urza. Creepy Yoga Laugh.
Auction of the Day:	Huffy Santa Fe 26 WOmen's beach cruiser BRAND NEW!!!.
Follow-up:	Hubble's Eye View of Comet Crash.
Teh Funny:	User Friendly. Thanks Mox.