Pencil Sharpening: Virtual Fish Tank

You get to create your own fish (using Shockwave) and to release it into the virtual aquariums of the St. Louis Science Center and the Museum of Science in Boston. Once you've unloosed your fish, stats are generated about its impact on the aquarium's ecosystem. If you happen to visit either museum after creating a fish on line, you can retrieve your fish and release it into the museum exhibit on site. Registration is required to participate, but no personal information is extorted. <http://www.virtualfishtank.com/>

Anals of Commerce: Pee and Poo Dolls

Oh, yes, they did: <http://peeandpoo.com>

Music: Jeff Buckley alt Hallelujah and unseen footage (video)

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the death of singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, who drowned at the age of 30. He is more popular than ever and a career retrospective will be issued soon. To commemorate this milestone, here is heretofore unseen footage of the performer talking about his inspirations and of an alternative version of his popular Hallelujah. Click on the image to watch the video.

Cleping: Baby Name Wizard's NameVoyager

What matters when choosing a name? Rarity, familiarity, originality? Can naming trends be charted? Looking for an alternative to Heather, Ryan and Blake? Lois, Zulma and Clem aren't being used much these days. As an aside, why are people named April, May and August but not January, February or September? For that matter, are there actually twins named Oranjello and Lemonjello? And does anyone really answer to Joesph? The site tracks only the top 1000 names in any decade -- so no Jerrald, no Conway, no Moose, but it's fascinating anyway. <http://babynamewizard.com/>