Random

• They're cute and they save us money on auto insurance. But do we really need another type of gecko? I'm forever having to clean up after them in my office. ~ link

• Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht. ~ link

• I started this blog on November 10, 2002 -- six years ago today. ~ link

• Florida megachurch pastor says they've never missed a payment in seven years but "the bank" has started foreclosure proceedings on their property. ~ link

The credit union which loaned the money sees it differently -- that the church failed to pay $1 million it owed them. ~ link

• Coming soon to a neighborhood near you, a miniature nuclear generator that could power 20,000 homes. ~ link

• Semper Fi! Six US Marines on leave from Camp Pendleton raced door to door to warn guests and carried an elderly man to safety when the motel where they were staying caught on fire. ~ link

• Contrary to earlier reports the reolcation of 8,000 US Marines from Okinawa to Guam will be completed by 2014. The first units are scheduled to arrive in 2010. ~ link

• Why hunger isn't going away -- in spite of the fact that the world produces more food than ever ~ Substantial CT article

• It looks like we're all going to be taking cholesterol pills soon. A new study finds that the medicine cuts the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death by almost half -- even among people with normal cholesterol levels. ~ link