BE THE FIRST ON YOUR BLOCK Flektor quietly beta-launched yesterday.I made this poll in 45 seconds, free.(Right now, it takes longer than that to load, so be patient – something about the beta, I think.)I made this postcard . . . and if I were 16 instead of 96 (which is another story for another day), I would have made videos and photo albums and my very own chat room (oh, look – I did). Basically, each such element is a called a flek and can be sent to your blog or your MySpace page or your eBay account – lots of places – or just emailed to a friend.You are the “direktor.”Chek it out. BUY THIS BOOK, OR I’LL SHOOT YOUR DOG A non-credible threat, to be sure, when you see what the book is – it’s my pal Dan Mathews’ wonderfully funny, just published Committed: A Rabble-Rouser’s Memoir, the story of his fight to prevent cruelty to animals. “Like David Sedaris but with a mission,” blurbs Lily Tomlin. “Funny, frank, and daring,” blurbs Bill Maher. “You'll be laugh-crying so hard that you won't be able to read through your tears!” writes one of the early reader raves on Amazon. I know: you don’t waste money on hardcover books.(Good!)But don’t think of this as a $20 book, think of it as a $20 vote to hoist it high on the bestseller list so people catch on and start treating animals more humanely.Or I’ll shoot your dog.