Wildlife: The two large Bald Eagles were cavorting around the small ice-free spot on Middle Foy's Lake after sunset in the deep blue fading light.

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Weather: The arctic blast is ending here in Northwestern Montana. It flirted with 0 degrees (F) today, but never got quite that low. It looks like we'll have temperatures in the teens and twenties for awhile.

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Media Watch: John Lennon was remembered on TV and Radio today. You could tell the ones who really cared about Lennon by whether they mentioned the name of his murderer -- the guy who tried to steal fame twenty-five years ago by killing a man who had earned it. You'll never hear or read his name from me.
MY favorite John Lennon record, outside of the Beatles, was a very abstract Phil Spector production with this chorus:
Power to the people!
Power to the people!
Power to the people!
Power to the people ... Right On!
My favorite Beatles records are Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Slow Down, and Bad Boy by Larry Williams, a now-obscure New Orleans singer and songwriter, who hit it big just once with Boney Maroney. They are all sung by John Lennon.
I am also very fond of Lennon's plaintive Ticket to Ride among his many fine Beatles originals.
Let's talk about people who still live exciting lives:
YES -- Yoko Ono: A website by the Japan Society, outlining her very original artistic career. I highly recommend her book Grapefruit, first published in 1964. Here's a few excerpts:

PAINTING TO HAMMER A NAIL
Hammer a nail in the center of a piece of glass.
Send each fragment to an arbitrary address.
1962 Spring

PAINTING TO EXIST ONLY WHEN IT'S COPIED OR PHOTOGRAPHED
Let People copy or photograph your Paintings.
Destroy the originals.
1964 Spring

CLOUD PIECE
Imagine the clouds dripping.
Dig a hole in your garden to put them in.
1963 Spring

TRAVEL PIECE
Make a key.
Find a lock that fits.
If you find it, burn the house that is attached to it.
1963 Spring

ANIMAL PIECE
Take one mannerism from one kind of animal and make it yours for a week.
Take another mannerism from another kind of animal and make it yours without dropping the previously acquired mannerism.
Go on increasing mannerisms by taking them from different kinds of animals.
1963 Summer

I don't think we need a picture today -- Thanks Yoko!