I love it when Father & Son in Red Meat go to the movies. Here’s another. And another. And another. And one last one for good measure.

You know, I was watching the New Year’s Celebration in Paris pretty closely, but I don’t remember seeing Space Ghost there. Maybe Peter Jennings missed that part. (Created by Hen Solo, who has a fine set of Space Ghost, Freakaziod, and chicken pages. Requires RealPlayer G2.)

Do you love pickles? If so, maybe these earrings are for you. If you’re not sure about your feelings for pickles, maybe this peck of perfectly plausible pickle facts will help you decide. “Good pickles have an audible crunch at 10 paces. This can be measured at “crunch-off” using the “scientific” device known as the Audible Crunch Meter. Pickles that can be heard at only one pace are known as denture dills. "

After a string of 70 degree sunny days, the seeds in the garden are all starting to show their greens. Lettuces and turnips, carrots and chards. Already I’ve got a dozen or so varieties planted, and it’s nearly time to plant the rest. The long promised online tour of the house is nearly complete, and I’ll follow that with a well-documented online garden.

K.E.S.T.R.E.L. : Kinetic Electronic Soldier Trained for Repair and Efficient Learning. Another fine toy from the Shuttlecocks.

Mom always said don’t play ball in the house! Poor NASA… they’re having such a hard time of things lately. NEAR Shoemaker is making pretty movies, so all’s not lost.

Six weeks to go until the dreaded 5/5/00, and all the planets (as seen from Cassini) are lining up nicely.

…I want to lie shipwrecked and comatose
drinking fresh mango juice
Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes
Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun …

Robert Llewellyn, actor and writer (Kryten on Red Dwarf) has a nice set of personal pages up. So does Craig Charles (Lister on Red Dwarf), for that matter.

I am on a roll. Yesterday, as I was swimming in Violent Femmes music, I was reminded of their recent live album Viva Wisconsin. I thought to myself, “I’ve got to get this as soon as I can.” Today, I run across a new MP3 player (software). For a limited time, when you download the free player, you can choose a free album from one of the choices listed. Among them: Viva Wisconsin. It is now safely placed on my harddrive.