A snowy morning, but it started to clear up as the sun rose. Two large Whitetail Deer were wandering around the worst intersection of my neighborhood -- steep hills, slippery roads, high shoulders. I slowed down to a CRAWL.

Yet another update at: Theater X-net

Featuring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!

Charity Alert: Keep that resolution! Click on The Hunger Site every day.

In The Community: My videos of Jim Soular reading two of his poems from The Thousand Yard Stare. will be uploaded on Ariana Huffington's blogsite within 24 hours: Huffington Post

Time Passages: Coretta Scott King (1928 - 2006)
"Courage is not buried in the grave of the valiant."
Effective January 27, 2006, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services... Read the article by Robert Roy Britt -- After 145 years...

Media Watch: BOLLYWOOD MOVIES! The first was Shaadi No. 1, a stupid comedy that Sanjay Dutt couldn't even save. We put it aside and saw Dil Maange More, starring Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Tulip Joshi, and Soha Ali Khan. A young guy falls in love three times -- monogamously in each instance. It's not credible in the least, but it was a fun flick despite it's problems. Young Shahid Kapoor is a good dancer, and shows some acting talent here and there, but his body language, facial mannerisms, and timing resemble Shah Rukh Khan's body language, facial mannerisms, and timing far too often -- whether that was his or the director's fault, I can't guess.

Why bother? -- The U.S. Constitution states that the President must inform Congress about the state of the nation once a year. Bush breaks constitutional laws all the time without apologies. Why couldn't he do us a favor and skip that speech this year when he had almost nothing truthful to say?


Capitol security goon Mike Weight arrests Gold Star Mother Cindy Sheehan prior to the State of the Union speech. January 31, 2006.
Her shirt reads: 2245 Dead. How many more?
Read What Really Happened by Mrs. Sheehan at:
Michael Moore's Blog
Daily Kos
Read a lotta Liberal reactions at The Huffington Post