Witness the palpable horror of Der Gummi Cube! 4 lbs. of gummi bears melted down into one solid brick of gummity goodness/badness.

Screw chocolate and peanut butter!  Here’s two tastes that REALLY go great together:  John Carpenter’s "Big Trouble In Little China" and "South Park".  Clickie here for the goodness!

Enjoy the latest incarnation of the Grow Cube puzzle – a sequential animated treat.

Writer, Michael Alan Nelson is posting his new novel "Dingo" on-line in weekly serialized chapters.  Only the first two are available so far, but it looks promising – a fun, Elmore-Leonard-ish ride – but be warned, it’s both pulpy and profane. 

My lovely bride-to-be and I are very excited. We were already planning a trip through Northern Italy in the spring for our honeymoon, but we have now received a bonus destination: A Giant Pink Bunny!

As many of you may already know, today, September 19th is National Talk Like A Pirate Day!  For an example of getting into the spirit, check out the news links at the bottom of IMDB’s home page.  And if that still doesn’t do it for you, here is a page of slang for you to augment your buccaneer lexicon!  Avast!

Mike and I have both made our affection for Chi-Town based T-shirt company Threadless very plain.  But this deserves additional mention.  They have created a special design called "Regrowth" to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina.  They had a matching goal of $50,000 – for every $10 shirt purchased, they donated $20.  Now with the goal met, they are "just" donating the $10 cost of the shirt.  I don’t know how much money they are losing on this – but it needs to be said.  Thems is good people.   

This comes courtesy of one of my new favorite sites, crooksandliars.com, it’s a rap… for kids… about FEMA. 

For those that do not know – the animation world lost one of its quiet pillars last weekend – Pixar’s Joe Ranft, who died in a horrible auto accident.  I know that it ain’t exactly "internet fun" – but I thought I would share some of these kind words about an incredible artist who worked on a great number of films that I love.

I’ve been telling people for the last year or so to keep an eye out for "Snakes On a Plane" — perhaps the most ludicrous, yet direct title to come down the development highway since the mid-sixties.