With the eldest Smurf already in mourning over the Yankees, we got a little lucky with the timing of their return home yesterday. He's not come out and admitted it to me yet, but it's pretty apparent he's become a Jets fan in spite of my attempts to indoctrinate him into the cult of Big Blue. I don't think I could have handled the meltdown the 41-0 Jets loss would have inspired in the little sports nut right on the heels of his baseball tragedy.

Sporting Links!	Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant.
Play:	Snake Classic. Thanks User Friendly. Tribute to GROW.
Link of the Morning:	Yahoo Erotica Editor Fired for Excessive Programming. Thanks Digg, who seem to believe it.
Stories:	Football Kicker Crowned Homecoming Queen. Operas for $20: New Audiences Hear Siren Song (registration required).
Science:	U.S. government to study autism. Impact from the Deep. Rocket Men. …burning out his fuse up here alone.
Image:	Gordon Freeman.
Media:	World Record Minesweeper Expert Level Time At 38 Seconds. Tornado Chasers Catch More Than A Tornado... Watch! Not one but two 300 pound water balloons.
Follow-ups:	A Bet on Ethanol, With a Convert at the Helm (registration required). E. coli fears spark lettuce recall by U.S. firm. Rising seas could leave millions homeless in Asia.
Teh Funny:	Something’s going to happen. FoxTrot.