Finalists for the Best Patent Award

The nominees are:

• The Heisenberg Compensator, patent by Dr. Emory Erickson
• The Positron Collider, patent by Dr. Egon Spengler
• The Flux Capacitor, patent by Dr. Emmett Brown
• Focused Erasure Procedure, patent by Dr. Howard Mierzwiak
• Earth, patent by Deep Thought

Merry (Belated) Christmas!

Based on in sitings of Christmas tree displays at Borders Books, posters for Vince Vaughn's annual Christmas movie on the street, and Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" at the corner deli, Christmas officially started on October 27th this year. That gives us a glorious 59 days to celebrate the Christmas before the day I thought Christmas started on. Adjust your calendars accordingly to reflect the new start dates for holidays:

Christmas: October 27th
New Year's: November 3rd
Valentine's Day: December 17th
Memorial Day: March 27th
The 4th of July: May 6th
Halloween: September 2nd
Thanksgiving: September 28th

You Cannot Escape From Madagascar to Africa

Coming soon from the producers of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa:

• Chicago 2: Escape to America
• Manhattan 2: Escape to New York
• Escape From New York 2: Escape to the Eastern Standard Time Zone