Has anybody experienced what I seem to be experiencing?

I'm still receiving some, but the number of Spam emails I'm getting is way down since the first of the year. I'm hoping it's because of the "CAN-SPAM Act of 2003" (actually called the "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003").

It just seems way down.

Good, ya bastards...

Well, so far, the NASA exploratory missions are going well.

This afternoon Stardust flew within 240 kilometers and flew through the particle and gas-laden coma around comet Wild 2, The really cool thing is that this is actually a sample return mission (it picked-up material when flying through the comet's "tail"), and the craft will land at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range on January 15, 2006 (or in 744 days! - It was launched February 7, 1999.)

Now, let's see how the Mars landers do...

Carol & I went out tonight to grab a burger for dinner (nothing fancy).

It's 61 degrees outside!!! (normal is supposed to be 30). This is Chicago - it's not supposed to be like this!!!!

Tomorrow starts the slide - Cloudy Rain/Snow colder - 39 degrees, then on Sunday the weather-critters are saying 30 degrees and MAYBE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW

Then, by the time I finally go back to work on Monday, the high is supposed to be 16 degrees...

Back in October, when I was up in Wisconsin with "The Away Team", My buddy/former co-worker/former boss Joe told us he was going out to Culver City, California back in October.

So what, you may ask?

Well, he was going to compete on Jeopardy!

The show aired today - and he won! Took him to Final Jeopardy to do it, but he did it! Next week I think is Kid's Week, so he won't be back for another week. Of course, in accordance with his agreement, Joe can't talk about it. But, how cool is that?

Here's a link to his "Hello to Chicago" video from the Jeopardy website.

Here's an MPEG video (6Mb) of Alex Trebec and Joe talking during the intoduction segment.

Time for another Friday Five...
What one thing are you most looking forward to . . .
1. ...today? being lazy!
2. ...over the next week? My birthday on Sunday, and (believe it or not) returning to work on Monday
3. ...this year? Getting some kind of job that actually pays a decent wage, and celebrating our 25th anniversary
4. ...over the next five years? Slowly getting out of debt
5. ...for the rest of your life? Spending it with Carol, perhaps traveling perhaps relocating, not working for a living and being retired and having a enjoyable life together

Reading the Sports Illustrated Year In Sports issue and found a quote that put me on the floor...

WASN'T THAT A LINE FROM THE KAZ TADANO FILM?
After people wearing hot dog costumes collided during a footrace at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Brewers manager Ned Yost said, "I just looked over and saw our wieners in a wad."

A bit foggy in the neighborhood this morning. A little foggy in my head, too. I think I'm catching-up on lost sleep from yesterday. I'm just trying to figure out why I'm awake right now ... I'm missing good sleep time!