I need to hop inworld to Abraminations to pick up an otter AV for my alt. And it looks like one of the otters in this video is wearing a hat I made! SL Video: “Christmas with Fighting Otters at Abranimations “ (Click here if the video does not play) By Saffia Widdershins, ” Abranimations is one of the Second Life stores with an Advent calendar this year – and owner Abramelin Wolfe is giving away some great gifts – including these c… Read at Google+

Literary Soup:Smaug's American Cousin Tolkien’s death of Smaug: American inspiration revealed John Garth: As well as its familiar roots in Icelandic mythology, this Middle-earth story also has some surprising transatlantic sources Read at Google+

Who is the incredibly bad driver in the silver Beemer SUV? The Calgary Police would like a word. This Driver Is REALLY Bad At Getting Out Of A Parking Lot More sympathetic to this driver’s plight, we could not be. We HATE driving. We especially hate parking and getting out of parking spaces. Our visual-spatial skills and spatial reasoning abilities are not up to par. Throw snow into the equation and… Read at Google+

My dogganiece Rosie has booties, must call her parents and see if there's video of her in her booties. Let These Dogs Trying Their Booties For The First Time Bring You a Minute of Joy Cheezburger.com – Crafted from the finest Internets. Read at Google+

"Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes for an annual furries convention who were ushered across the street to a convention center that was hosting a dog show." This was a dangerous situation and people… or anthropomorphs… could have been seriously injured or worse, because it appears to have been deliberate. And I know a few people online who are "virtual" furries, so the concept of identifying so strongly with an animal persona isn't that unusual to me. But still,…

Oh, maybe there will be new episodes after the Argentinian argle-bargle after all? ‘Top Gear’ Season 22 Starts December, Says Clarkson: 13 Episodes Include Specials In Canada, Russia, Argentina, And More [SPOILERS, PHOTOS] Read at Google+

"A vicar and his daughter have been bailed after their arrests on suspicion of murdering a baby. The Reverend James Percival, 64, of Holy Trinity Church in Freckleton, and daughter Ruth, 28, were also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to conceal the birth of a child." I've been following this one for a couple of days; I think it'll turn out he was helping his daughter hide a pregnancy and it went horribly wrong. It sure reads like the beginning of a particularly shocking murder mystery. Vicar bailed over newborn baby murder Read at Google+

also, "duvet lifter." LOL! It’s roasted veg, but not as we know it | Back to Basics Back to Basics: Roasted vegetables can be deeply satisfying, and so much more than bog-standard student nosh. Find our revelatory tips here Read at Google+

Creativity In The Woodshop Among Dartmouth’s Lathes And Saws, Lessons In Creativity In a woodshop on the Ivy League campus, Dudley Whitney shapes blocks of wood … and the lives of his students. Read at Google+