The links for 6/28 and 6/29

Two of us on the "News To Me" team took this last week off. The world of 24/7 news makes it tough to take vacations. As Apu the owner of the Kwik-e-Mart on "The Simpsons" once remarked, "This store is open 24 hours a day. It puts great demands on my time!"

The Headline News "store" also never locks it's doors... so when some of us are M.I.A. the rest of us on "News To Me" have to work a little harder and in some unusual capacities in order to get a show on the air. For example: writers become producers, producers become editors, Eric becomes the coffee boy (cream and two sugars please).

Lucky for us we also have YOU on staff to help pick up the slack... we are overloaded with YOUR videos this weekend. Check out how much stuff came from iReporters in this weekend's show !

(Not so) Strange Lights over Phoenix:
Brad's iReport

Iceberg Breakup:
Bob's iReport

The (uncensored) Pollett River Run & Mud Bog:
Ray's iReport

Gas tank urinater:
Eric's iReport

Poop to paper:
Get the full report on Elephant dung getting turned into paper. The full story includes Panda poop too! Here's Lisa's iReport.

Hunting the Megalodon
Check out Diver Dan's MySpace page.

Online dating for farmers:
City folks just don't get it. FarmersOnly.com

Meet SuperBoo:
Here's her blog: The Adventures of Superboo.

Inspiring armless swimmer:
Igor Plotnikov's record breaking swim.

Improv Everywhere Grand Central freeze:
Find out how and why they did it, plus check out their other projects, like the Food Court Musical, Pants off Subway Ride and (my favorite) The Moebius at their site ImprovEverywhere.com.

Giant marionette girl:
Check out the whole 5 minute video on YouTube.

Indian Superman: The Movie:
Parts one AND two.

Right now those of us who didn't take the week off are working on a ton of new stuff for next weekend's show (the July 5th and 6th show). Including, a look at how technology is changing the face of surfing and a naked high speed pursuit... true story.

In the meantime, why not tell us what YOU did or are planning to do on your summer vacation (or staycation) this year. Did you take any amazing photos or videos? We'd like to see em! Click "add a comment" below to tell us about your trip and upload those vacation pics and vids over at iReport.com.

Thanks for watching! Have a great weekend!