Playing Around, Once Bitten, -and- Animal Kingdom

Playing Around - boy collapses after playing computer game for 24 straight hours
Once Bitten - man awakens wife from coma by biting her toe
Animal Kingdom - wounded deer attacks hunter who shot him

On this day in history: December 2, 1994 - Heidi Fleiss, the "Hollywood Madam," is convicted of three counts of felony pandering. She provided prostitutes to Hollywood celebrities.

Born on this day in history: December 2, 1973 - Monica Seles (1973 - ) Born Dec. 2, 1973, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. Yugoslav-U.S. tennis player. She went to the U.S. to train in 1985. She developed quickly and became one of the dominant women stars of the 1990s, achieving multiple wins in all grand-slam tournaments (French Open, 1990–92; Australian Open, 1991–93, 1996; U.S. Open, 1991–92) except Wimbledon, which she lost in 1991 and 1992 to her rival Steffi Graf. In 1993 she stopped competing temporarily after being stabbed by a Graf fan on a court in Hamburg, Germany.

Scripture of the Day: Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. — Romans 12:2


Video of the Day: "Boston Legal" - Jerry wants his job back

Little dogs are so aggressive! Click to enlarge.

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The Fog "The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on." Carl Sandburg understood the nature of fog. The fog was so dense at 6:30 AM this morning that it was not altogether unlike walking through a light rain—walking from the house to Mr. Nitro. With all three wipers engaged, the headlights and fog lights on, and the windshield and mirror defrosters warming the glass, I made the brief, 4-block journey to my office. By 7 AM, the fog had lifted sufficiently that the view in my Web cam was unobstructed, and I sat—sipping hot green tea with honey and watching the early-morning traffic move about on Solano Street.

Armed and Dangerous, Animal Kingdom, -and- The Kids Are Alright

Armed and Dangerous - police chief teaching gun safety shoots himself in leg
Animal Kingdom - woman covers herself with 50 cats to stay warm
The Kids Are Alright - supermarket bag boy finds, returns $10,000

On this day in history: December 1, 1997 - Member of the Georgia Senate Ralph Abernathy attempts to smuggle marijuana into the US from Jamaica in his underwear. He is caught by a drug-sniffing canine and fined $500. Abernathy is the son of the famous civil rights leader of the same name who was Martin Luther King's lieutenant. In January he is censured by the Georgia State Senate.

Born on this day in history: December 1, 1939 - Lee Trevino (1939 - ) Born Dec. 1, 1939, near Dallas, TX. U.S. golfer. Of Mexican American descent, Trevino received a grade-school education, served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and worked as an odd-job man and assistant professional at golf courses in his native Texas. In 1967 he unexpectedly came in fifth in the U.S. Open, then won it the next year. In 1971 Trevino became the first player to win the U.S., British, and Canadian Open championships in a single year. He won the British Open in 1972 and the U.S. PGA Championship in 1974. He then underwent several back surgeries but returned to win the PGA again in 1984.

Scripture of the Day: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. — Romans 12:1

Video of the Day: What Is Scientology? - from "Boston Legal"

Imagine my surprise when I encountered this scene while driving past the lake behind my office this morning! Click to enlarge.

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It was a bit difficult returning to the office, following a four-day hiatus! I quickly acclimated myself to lounging and napping. I accomplished very little over those four days, but I certainly did lounge and nap well!

It is December suddenly. This year will soon be ended, and it seems to me that the year has passed quickly. It does not seem all that long ago that doomsayers were predicting that when the clocks struck midnight on 12-31-1999, worldwide computer issues would cause the world as we knew it to somehow become irreversibly ineffectual technologically. I doubted this sincerely and eagerly awoke on the morning of January 1, 2000 to find things very much as they were when I had gone abed.

It seems as time passes, the more quickly it appears to pass!