Happy Birthday!
Fondest wishes for a happy birthday to my father! The old boy's infuriating & he's getting a little long in the tooth, but he's still my pop & I'd love him even if not compelled to do so by the Fourth Commandment. I plan to visit the cinema later & buy tickets for us to see the new motion picture John Carter tomorrow, since Dad fondly remembers the John Carter/Barsoom novels from his youth, just one part of his birthday gifts. Happy birthday, Dad!

Science!
Egad! Web-link. I can't be the only one who's reminded of the old Jeff Daniels classic Arachnophobia. I do not have an especial case of arachnophobia, but that movie scared the daylights out of me when I was a lad. *shudder*

Science!