chill out angry gardener

The amount of hostility generated in reviews of lettuce seeds I'm reading this morning is astounding. I can't imagine there is any reason to get so worked up over lettuce.

the loneliest whale

I will admit I cried when I read the story of Space Bat, and that comic about the Mars Rover gutted me for days. In a similar vein, I give you the saddest whale story I've ever read: The 51.75Hz whale. (Seriously don't read that if you're already depressed today.)