Fiction of mine: Tom Edison and His Telegraphic Harpoon — Weird Tales does an online reprint. This story is from my Original Destiny, Manifest Sin continuity.

Scientists exhume British diplomat to study flu — I’m pretty sure Connie Willis wrote a book about this. (Thanks to lt260.)

Stephen Hawking to unveil strange new way to tell the time — Some serious clock neepery. (Thanks to swan_tower.)

Arctic sea ice reaches annual low — Not quite to last year’s record low. Never mind that global warming hoax. (Thanks to lt260.)

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my — Big cats loose in Galveston in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (Thanks to my Dad.)

If Palin were a Democrat — The K Chronicles nails the conservative narrative. (Thanks to my aunt M.)

Sarah Palin’s powerful “First Dude”

9/18/08
Body movement: 50 minute suburban walk
Last night’s weigh-out: n/a
This morning’s weigh-in: 233.6
Currently reading: FenCon workshop manuscripts