The explanation for this kind of cloud pattern is found here.

Just a few items really, but they were located in the far reaches of the vastness that is Costco. As I hobbled around, I remembered that this particular one recently expanded, and the bread section was so far away, it was out of focus. (I was tired, and needed contact lens cleaner, but still.)

If many of us seem to have alligators in the backyard, then just as many must have large storage facilities and freezers the size of barns.

At the Astrodome, 700 people have received treatment for diarrhea and vomiting. Norovirus is the same culprit behind the cruise ship infections.

You may be wondering, what with all the news of alligators lately.

Why, yes. It is currently not visible to the public due to some unpleasantness involving the two men who came in possession of it and the authorities. But it lives at Riverbanks Zoo in South Carolina, and it has blue eyes.

The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans had 10 males, but we don’t know their fate.

The track was set up on an airstrip, and he was unable to get insurance. Hein Wagner drove his Maserati V8 Gransport at a speed of 167 mph in South Africa.

He is also a mountain climber, marathoner, and flier, and plans to break the world blind airspeed record.

The plan being floated to the government involves getting PCs into the hands of those who cannot afford them, including students, senior citizens, and housewives. Training will be provided.

It’s pricey, but look what you get.

A wildlife researcher gets a picture at last, after searching for twelve years. It’s not completely white, but close enough.

Actually, if you click on ‘more images’, it looks more like a jogging shoe with the heart of a hooker.

Over the weekend, I found myself in the middle of a gigantic shoe sale. Of course I had the sprained ankle, but faced with a long wait, I tried on mules and sandals. Did it occur to me to use the other foot? Well, yes, but that meant trying to balance on the bum ankle.

Did I see anything like this? No. What, you want me to kill myself?

Teeming, seething, ravenous hordes that make up incredible statistics:

1. Ant experts estimate a third of the world’s animal weight is ants.

2. Each year, 10 tons of formic acid are added to the atmosphere by ants.

3. Predatory ants eat more insects than all other animals put together

After her grandmother took another family member’s medicine by mistake, a graphic designer came up with a huge improvement on the old pill container. Target bought the patent rights.

You can see it here. There is no hard-to-read wraparound label. Bottles are color-coded for each person in the family. The type is easy to read.

The woman claimed that she swallowed tadpoles, and that they grew in her intestines. This being the 17th century, some of the top medical experts observed her trick of vomiting frogs, and tried to understand. When a sample frog was dissected, its stomach was full of flies. Still, the masses continued to believe.

The cycling regulatory organization can find no wrongdoing on Armstrong’s part, and sharply criticized the French for their recent accusations.

The 10-year old mother with three cubs preferred life in towns, and was hit by a train in August. It was decided that the cubs should be left to fend for themselves, as opposed to being captured or returned to the wild.

Unfortunately, they tried to cross the Trans-Canada Highway, and two died. The other is now destined for the Calgary Zoo.

A student at the UK’s Royal College of Art, Peter Brewin, has created a shower that cleans, warms, and recirculates used water. It is an award-winning design that benefits both the user and the environment.

Utilizing marine energy will generate up to 10 per cent of its energy needs, and will also create thousands of jobs.

These little drives come in a lot of flavors, including sushi and spaghetti bolognese. As if you needed more food objects on your desk.

So far, it’s city officials 1, alligators 1. Big Reggie is still free.

Little Reggie’s capture is here.

You say ‘po-tay-to’ and I say ‘po-tay-to’, Christopher Walken’s SNL version. Good grief.

No damage reported yet, according to the USGS, and no danger of a tsunami, according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency.

When people crave substances not usually regarded as food, such as dirt, laundry starch, or plaster, their condition is known as pica. In some cultures, eating clay is a practice that has continued for thousands of years.

If you get it right, the results are sublime, if you don’t, well, there are alternatives.