Wildlife and Weather: Mist in the morning, which blew away into a sunny, near-forty degree day. (Fahrenheit! Fahrenheit!) The Bald Eagles came and went, plus two small flocks of Canadian Geese. At least two Goldeneye Ducks dived in the pond too, while big male Pheasants grazed in the front yard under a cackling Blue Jay.

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Media Watch: From the One Nation Board Room (A.K.A. P-Board):
"Kim just got BOUNCED by Flav!!"
I don't have to watch that dawg-azzed show anymore!
I felt like Horton hatching his %$#@! egg:
"I meant what I said. I said what I meant..."
(I support all 'Mobsters 100%)
I muted the sound most of the time, because I've watched enough MTV/VH1 to know when there's just alotta back-biting and bleeped-over swearing going on.
Ms. Manning left holding her head high.
That other lady's tears shoulda been tears of joy at her release from "Flava's Reform School 4 Gurrls."


Kim Manning onstage singing in 2004
George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars use Washburn guitars

More Media: While that stupid VH1 thing was on, I finished reading Deep Simplicity by John Gribbin. It attempts to explain Gaia, Chaos Theory, and basic fractals in layman's language, and demonstrates how life is one of many natural systems which are simple in their basic constructs. Complexities occur based upon the way systems start, and the feedback they generate exchanging energy with the universe's other systems.
Earlier in the day I was trying to follow a Harvard physicist on Book TV who was talking about String Theory, and theoretical constructs called Branes which make many aspects of this esoteric theory work -- including Gravity. She spoke of multiple dimensions too, but I was also watching ... (guess what):
NFL Football -- It was a tough Sunday for the home teams. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis in the Colts' own domed stadium. Carolina beat Chicago on the frigid turf of Soldier's Field. Yesterday was different. Denver outplayed New England in Colorado, and Seattle humiliated Washington D.C.'s team in Washington State. The Seahawks' best player was knocked out of the game with a concussion early in the first quarter, though. I hope he'll be alright in a week -- they play Carolina in Seattle for their divisional championship. Denver will host the Steelers, and the two winners will meet in the Superbowl on February 5, 2006.
MAD-TV's Frank did a funny Bush impersonation during the pre-game show. I tuned in late, and didn't see Jillian -- whatever, she'll be on Skating with the Stars soon. She's Canadian-born, and was married to a hockey player once -- she might know how to ice-skate.
BTW -- Dancing with the Stars covers two nights this season. Friday was a "results" show. Nick Kosovich and Tatum O'Neal recieved the lowest overall score, and were eliminated from the competition. I thought she had a chance to win -- shows how dumb I am! That lousy too-slow Rhumba the women had to do didn't excite me at all -- only Stacy Keibler managed to make it look like a dance. The judges gave her and Tony Dovolani 29 points out of 30.
The male "stars" had to do the Quickstep. I should write snide jokes about George Hamilton and Master P, but I won't.