For that cold winter evening when you just have to have lots of cholesterol. This is fairly quick and easy to prepare and is very, very heartwarming and thoroughly satisfying. And yes, for those real cholesterol gluttons, you can use slices of Brie or Gorgonzola instead of the grated cheese.

Gratin Savoyard

Prep time: 20-25 minutes. Oven time: 20 ( Read more... )

Live Blogging The Mars Methane Mystery: Aliens At Last? | The Loom | Discover Magazine

Note also the awesome job of live blogging the press conference that Carl Zimmer does.

A nice piece of humor-laden fluff, and Greg grew up in the Capital District, so it may well be at least partially true.

Greg Laden's Blog : My Friend Curly and the President Elect

Mike the Mad Biologist
"At this point, the best thing that can be said about the Republican Party is that it is an epidemic communicable psychological illness."

Roy does both a good take-off on Bob Dylan and a take-down of Sarah Palin in one song.

YouTube - "Sarah Pale In Comparison"

Forestle uses the Google search engine, but every time you use it you save 0.1 square yards of rainforest. And there's a browser plug-in that makes using it very easy.

Forestle

This is an excellent summary of all the options, done as a news feature by the journal Nature.

Energy alternatives: Electricity without carbon : Nature News

There's also an excellent editorial on the subject here.

Adeona: A Free, Open Source System for Helping Track and Recover Lost and Stolen Laptops

Works for Macs and PCs, and it's very secure.

ACLU says membership has doubled -- thanks to Bush presidency - Salt Lake Tribune

'Nuff said.

A heartwarming story of a cop who knows what's important.

Lakewood officer helps make way for ducklings across Highway 512 | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA

Video on YouTube here.