What really happened to the hobbits

Scientists uncover possible new species of human

Dwarf skeleton is 18,000 years old

(AP) -- In a breathtaking discovery, scientists working on a remote Indonesian island say they have uncovered the bones of a human dwarf species marooned for eons while modern man rapidly colonized the rest of the planet. One tiny specimen, an adult female measuring about 3 feet tall, is described as "the most extreme" figure to be included in the extended human family. Certainly, she is the shortest. This hobbit-sized creature appears to have lived as recently as 18,000 years ago on the island of Flores, a kind of tropical Lost World populated by giant lizards and miniature elephants.

Very, very interesting.

A day of w00tness is declared!

Stars to S.F. in '07

After a 23-year absence, baseball's All-Star Game will return to San Francisco in 2007, a high-ranking major-league official told The Chronicle on Tuesday.

"They got it. It's done," the official said in confirming the Giants will host their first All-Star Game since July 10, 1984. The National League beat the American League 3-1 at Candlestick Park that night, thanks to homers by Gary Carter and Dale Murphy and seven innings of shutout relief from Fernando Valenzuela, Dwight Gooden in his All-Star debut, Mario Soto and Goose Gossage.

The official announcement will come after the World Series, with Commissioner Bud Selig likely to attend a news conference in San Francisco alongside Giants owner Peter Magowan, who declined to comment Tuesday.

All frigging right!!

More w00tness

A penguin dance to my lovely and extremely talented wife, kshandra for getting her expert certification in MS Word!

HOO-YAH!!!

A quiz!

( What threat to the Bush Administration am I? )

Tonight's game...

In 1315, the King of France moved against the Templars, seizing their assets and trying many of them for heresy. Among these knights was Jaques DeMolay, Grandmaster of the Order. He was beheaded.

When, four hundred years laters, the King of France was executed, legend has it that a man yelled "Jacques DeMolay, you are avenged!"

Bill Buckner, you are avenged.

Boston Red Sox: 3
St. Louis Cardinals: 0

Boston wins the series in a four-game sweep.

Let me repeat that. The freaking Boston Red Sox are baseball's world champions.

HOOYAH!