Wildlife: California Blue Jays haunting the bird feeder -- looking for peanuts. The Stellar's Jays and Magpies enjoy the feast too. We are attracting Flickers and other woodpeckers with our suet cage hanging in the chokecherry tree.

Charity Alert: The Rain Forest Site

Weather: This low gray cold mist has darkened our skies all week! The new roof is finally going on alright, but this all-day lightlessness is depressing.

Media Watch: I've had VH1 Classic for awhile, but haven't noticed. I checked out the Rolling Stones' It's Only Rock and Roll video -- quite a lovely mess with that out-of-control foam near the end. VH1's final Surreal Life for this autumn was worth a look while washing dishes during halftime -- Brigitte Nielson's exhibitionist antics definitely dominated THAT series. (Charo, from her stage show in San Diego: "I hate her -- she has bigger tits than me!") VH1's Surreal Life Page
NFL football was fun -- two well-fought games in the afternoon, and a clinic by New England Sunday night (see VH1 above).
I read two C. J. Cherryh novels from the Fading Sun series back to back -- drawn-out and slogging, with unfortunate debts to Herbert's interminable Dune saga. I'm glad to say she's done better work than this. C. J. Cherryh's Official Pages