Earth-Shaking-News.

Well, this is literal and uhmmm, non-literal. First, Did You Feel It? We've had some tremors in the SF Bay Area, up to about 4.0 quakes.

PopGadget has some very cute dog accessories. Worth a visit. I mean, PopGadget always has some serious swag (marketed as tech for women). The Illuminated Dog Safety Coat is sweet! Fido is going to Burning Man... Or not.

Uhhh, I think if your dog is, like, 11.5 miles away you might just have more prollems then whether your dog can HEAR your commands (yeah, like, HOW did they get that far away in the first place?). oh man. And if you need GPS to find your dog (on a regular basis), perhaps you should consider owning fish (or finger puppets) instead. Perhaps.

I had the coolest Holiday surprise on Friday, 12/22... I opened my mailbox to find an envelope from 2100 West End Ave in Nashville, TN. Now for those unaware what this means, it is the campaign HQ of Al Gore, former Vice President. I'd been in discussions with Gore and his Campaign Director for nearly 8 months last year, trying to persuade him onboard a business plan I was developing.

I'd sent him my own copy of his book, Earth In The Balance, hoping he might sign it for me. Well, about 19 months later, I got it back. Wow, this is very, very cool. I guess I'm just a geek like that. All my little copper bookmarks you can see are called BookDarts. Very kewl for keeping tabs in your precious reads. I'd suggest buying them in the big tin of 125, you'll prolly go them 'em faster than you think.

Now, have you ever watched a pro golf event on tv and wondered how they can announce something like... "Woods has 162 yards to the flag." Well, since the introduction of ShotLink, the PGA and other pro tours have really stepped up their info and stats. Here are some of the more curious stats I dint see on GolfChannel.com. Okay, that's it... Now go out and practice your 240'4" putts people! Cheers.

image credits: lighted dog jacket from popgadget.com, Earth In The Balance pics are my own, ShotLink from pgatour.com.