That dog must feel a lot better.

I first read that headline as "Landry Retrieved..." which had a whole 'nother vibe.

Feel like wasting $553,400?

With a name like "The Human Regenerator," you know it's a pretty ambitious device. But what exactly does that name mean? Well, the Human Regenerator is a "Quantum-Pulse-Device that imitates and generates the cellular body's natural frequencies. The machine helps regenerate unsound cells, strengthens the immune system and enhances skin structure. Making use of the theories of quantum physics, the advanced magnetic rays from the life machine recharge the cells in the body with positive energy." Ohhh-kay.

Does any of that mean anything? That's anybody's guess. But with so many scientific claims, you know this thing expensive. But even in the realm of expensive crap, this one is expensive: a whopping $553,400. Maybe you should just stick to aromatherapy salts and bubble baths for your human regeneration.

I've noticed a huge variation of price for various devices and elixirs that promise to give the body "positive energy." It's almost enough to make one wish for a systematic technique for measuring the effectiveness of various ways of enhancing "positive energy." Something that's not science, of course.

wrt: the Amazon issue... a few months ago, when Google was accidentally saying that everything on the internet was a malicious website, wasn't that an error with one truncated line of code?

(That being said, I should actually go find out what happened with Amazon...)

For anyone who missed last night's Cubs/Brewers game, a potential Catch of the Year. The Brewers were down by 4 in the bottom of the 5th, had the bases loaded, and Prince Fielder got up and belted one to the right field fence. Everyone thought it was outta there except for the Cubs right fielder Reed Johnson, who leapt up and snagged the ball as it went over the fence, thus robbing Fielder of his first ever grand slam.

An Exploration of Open-Mindedness

A video.

A look at some of the flawed thinking that prompts people who believe in certain non-scientific concepts to advise others who don’t to be more open-minded.

Perhaps useful to send to people you know.

Thanks. Just wanted to know.

Happy birthday Lillian!

Cthulhu Costume

Top 10 Star Wars Trucks, Buses, Campers and Vans

YOu know what? I'm going to be completely useless this week.

I have like sixteen unpleasant things to do, and I don't want to do any of them.

Thanks, tommy, that's a great little animation to send to all the relatives who keep passing along dubious spam and then tell you that you're close-minded for not buying it.