pollen, broccoli, and dead cacti

Today I learned that despite 20 to 30 mph winds all day, I did ok. I got really dizzy looking straight up watching the space station and the shuttle cross the sky this evening, but I can totally live with a little dizziness.

In other news, smearing bald mice with broccoli-sprout extract protects them from skin cancer without blocking vitamin D production, and the effect lasts for days. Ok, they tried it on people, too, but bald mice are funnier.

Also, if monsoon season waters one of your cacti too much, it can get some kind of bacteria, and then you have to throw it away.


And if I have a jack-o-lantern this year, it's going to look like this.