Above is a boar located at the excellent Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Below is a potpouri of reading links. This week includes a space shuttle launch, someone fighting shadows with a sword, how to make a pan flute, and lots of recommended science fiction, fantasy, and horror books …

Okay, for those in the South — we got our first snow of the season in Virginia this past week!

For those in the North, please stop snickering.

For everyone: please enjoy this week’s list-o-links.

Cheers.

• Oops – I guess printing money isn’t that easy for the US government after all
• Ouch – US …

Above is a bit of an action shot: the camera is pointing approximately south-east while going over the Mark Clark Expressway (I526) from North Charleston, South Carolina onto Daniel Island.

And speaking of action, we’ve really had it this week, no? Wikileaks, TSA, Gwyneth Paltrow — we overfloweth …