By Gregory Mazurek

One of Gregory Mazurek's early science experiment successes was jumping through an elevated screen door at 3 years old in order to confirm, so he justifies, Newton's law of universal gravitation. He has been published in McSweeney's and other humor publications that are listed at www.gregorymazurek.com.

THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN ROCK AND PET ROCK

I’ll begin by apologizing to the media reporters who rushed here thinking they were covering a car accident involving an elderly pedestrian, two kittens, and a baby. To my chagrin, I did not receive any RSVPs to “Shock Rock Talk 2010.” How was I going to know how much sheet cake to order? It’s in the back and it’s chocolate ice cream and it’s delicious. But I’m sidestepping the main event. We must celebrate the once missing link between the zircon rocks of the Archaean era and the pet rocks that roam children’s bedrooms and eBay this very day. Understand…