Link roundup

1. $230,000 bodyguard dogs.2. Philip Taylor Kramer:

(July 12, 1952 – February 12, 1995) was a bass guitar player for the rock group Iron Butterfly during the 1970s. After this he obtained a night school degree in aerospace engineering, worked on the MX missile guidance system for a contractor of the US Department of Defense and later in the computer industry on fractal compression, facial recognition systems, and advanced communications. His disappearance on February 12, 1995 caused a mystery lasting for years.

Via.3. "[T]he largest landslide in New York's recorded history."

Dog going up stairs while wearing the cone of shame

"Lucy had surgery on her head and had to wear the cone of shame. This was the first time she went up the steps unassisted." Via.

Image roundup

Frozen cherries. Via.User friendly handle.Cat with a tie.A rejoinder.Sauron.Dog loves fawn.Peacock Mantis Shrimp.

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Chicago's shadow.Escape.Fun at Walmart.I'm a sign.Puppies.Nuzzling owls.

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This mission is going to be a bloodbath.Corgi/husky mix.Naboo by Yanick Dusseault. Via.Soldier and puppy.Yawning rabbit.

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Bridge at night.Four elements.300.The Skylon, Britain's new spaceplane.From a gallery of worst Power Point slides. (Or maybe best?) Via these sites.Puppy cuddles with his new chew toy.

Illustration roundup

Panel from the story "Love Wears No Uniform!"Jason Chalker turned his Big Trouble in Little China illustration into a t-shirt up for vote.Pet food and Max Max DVD packaging concepts by Matt Smiroldo. Via.From Mike Maxwell's show at Subtext Gallery. Via.Last Exit to Nowhere's new True Romance t-shirt (illustrated by by Matt Haley) is now on sale.

Image roundup

Monster dog.Finally, the Black Eyed Peas' secret origin revealed.Ghost mountain. Via.World War I-era ship's camouflage. Via.Widescreen wallpaper-sized still I cropped from one of the new Star Tours videos.Chicago, surrounded by fog.Abandoned mill in Sorrento, Italy.

Rapture photos

Gizmodo posted some Rapture photos.

"All the Dogs Want to Kill Me"

A mailman photographed the various dogs on his route that would like to kill him. Via.