Surpassed the 5,200 WU mark on Seti@home. Mike had an interesting question on theNug.net about why leaves actually change colors in autumn. After doing a few minutes of research, I've come to the realization that it's a very interesting subject indeed. The shorter periods of sunlight during autumn commence halting the production of chlorophyll (green pigment) in the leaf, and cooler temperatures at night inhibit the movement of pigment-laden sugars to travel out of the leaf after being created during the day, causing other pigments to become dominant. Here are three supporting and informative documents on the subject: one, two, three.

We all hear about computer virii so often that sometimes it's refreshing to hear about a good, old-fashioned, physical virus once in a while. This one, a highly contagious gastrointestinal bug called a norovirus, made an entire cruise ship start puking, and the ship's guests were denied access to Spain because of it. Cool.

Milky Way Caramels are the bomb, as are Mentos Mixed Fruit chewy mints (The Freshmaker, The Chewy Mint) in the box. Joshua 24 and Judges 2 are hilarious - Joshua dies twice. Joshua 24:15, famous verse: "...choose you this day whom ye will serve...but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD". Judges 4:21 - nail through the head. Ouch!

Marie Calendar's boxed lunch sandwiches are really bland and dry. No matter how much mayonnaise and mustard you apply, it's still a dry sandwich. I had expected more from Marie Calendar's.