Sure enough, it's fall again...

The Alabama Tourism Department has a lot of good information for various events throughout the year. However, one spot that is particularly appropriate to this time of year can be found here.

Here's a quick and dirty (Flash required) map of estimated dates and color peaks:



Key

 no change  slight change  near peak  peak  past peak

The official info page again...
http://www.800alabama.com/activities/tours-and-trails/fall-color-trail/

4:30 AM, no traffic, 56 F....

View Nice quiet 1 mile loop in a larger map

Two quick trips around this loop was just enough to get the blood pumping in the morning...

News From KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY of DPRK

For an absolutely bizarre view of news from North Korea, this is the place to go...

in reference to: News From KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY of DPRK (view on Google Sidewiki)

Shards O' Glass RECALL

Shards O' Glass RECALL

Top Ten Bills - Week of September 26, 2010

Top Ten Bills - Week of September 26, 2010: "1. H.R. 5297 - Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010

2. H.R. 6134 - To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress; to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory unpaid leave, and to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for offices of the legislative branch, during fiscal year 2011; and for other purposes

3. H.R. 4646 - Debt Free America Act

4. H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

5. H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

6. H.R. 4667 - Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010

7. H.R. 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

8. H.R. 45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009

9. H.R. 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

10. H.R. 4213 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

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