post-rapture pets, donuts, ancient roman pocket knives, poetry and an axe

1. A company offers athiests who will take care of pets when their owners are "raptured." Interesting ... Note: Catholics don't believe in the rapture.

Centre came up with the idea while working on his book, The Atheist Camel Chronicles, written under the pseudonym Dromedary Hump. In it, he says many unkind things about the devout and confesses that "I'm trying to figure out how to cash in on this hysteria to supplement my income."

Whatever motivates Centre, he has tapped into a source of genuine unease. Todd Strandberg, who founded a biblical prophecy Web site called raptureready.com that draws 250,000 unique visitors a month, agrees that Fido and Mittens are doomed. "Pets don't have souls, so they'll remain on Earth. I don't see how they can be taken with you," he says. "A lot of persons are concerned about their pets, but I don't know if they should necessarily trust atheists to take care of them."

This paradox poses a challenge for Centre. He must reassure the Rapture crowd that his pet rescuers are wicked enough to be left behind but good enough to take proper care of the abandoned pets. Rescuers must sign an affidavit to affirm their disbelief in God—and they must also clear a criminal background check. "We want people who have pets and are animal lovers," Centre says. They also must have the means to rescue and transport the animals in their charge. His network consists of 26 rescuers covering 22 states. "They take this very seriously," Centre says.

2. Create the next Dunkin' Donuts donut.

3. The Roman Army Knife. Very cool.

4. A cool poem by my sister.

5. Check out Axe Cop. It's a (hilarious) webcomic written by a 5-year-old and drawn by his 29-year-old brother. It even has it's own movie trailer.