TIL that the Nile Monitor has established itself in southern Florida.  This isn’t the first invasive species to (probably) come to the American Tropics via the pet trade, but it’s one of the most destructive.  Not only do they prey on alligators, both in their nests and when they’re small, but “anecdotal evidence indicates a high rate of disappearance of domestic pets and feral cats in Cape Coral” where they’re most prevalent.

WTF?

http://mashable.com/2016/01/04/rey-monopoly-star-wars/#ALXRbxpSf651

Searched for “space-themed blanket” on Google because my daughter saw one over the weekend and really wants one.

The very first result was “Kids Boy Bedding: Full/Queen Solar System Quilt”.  Nice, Land of Nod.  Real nice.

The Phantom Menace was Saruman, The Force Awakens was Gandalf The White.  The latter was the former, as it should have been.

Very clever, BAM pre-TFA.

Bedford and the Normalization of Deviance

It’s December 22nd I live in New York City, and I was just able to bike to work.  In shorts.