My brain can only take so much particle physics. Oct. 21 is the earliest date for particles to collide and unknowns to emerge. Till then...

Eavesdropping: Frank Zappa - The Weasel Music Acetate 1969

"But then... In an envelope addressed to Mr. Frank Zappa at his Laurel Canyon address, I found these studio acetate test recordings: a copy of Jean-Luc Ponty's Zappa tribute LP, King Kong, and a curious disc labeled 'The Weasel Music'. Suspecting that this might indeed BE SOMETHING, I cautiously played it once. It seemed to be a live recording of the Mothers goofing around on stage doing what I guessed to be a mock-ballet. While light pseudo-classical piano arpeggios play (Ian Underwood?) you can hear the shuffling of feet and various antics while the crowd respond with laughter and amusement. I would imagine that it was mostly a visual presentation as opposed to an essential Zappa musical composition."

Making this a soundtrack to a lost visual.

New bird:

Scientists Puzzled by New Bird Species Discovered in Africa. At EcoWorldly. Found in Gabon:

Just over a month since the Smithsonian Institution announced the discovery of new bird species in Africa, little is still known about the olive-backed forest robin named for its distinctive olive back and rump.

It's nice to hear of a new species rather than a vanishing one.

Dog has 13 golf balls removed during op: "He hunts them down like truffles,' says owner."

Oscar has recovered from his operation and is said to be in good health. His food is being watered down to help repair his digestive system and he is wearing a muzzle during walks to break his habit.

There. I got Oscar's tab out of my browser. The little guy grows on you.