The Top Ten Stories or People I Don't Want to Hear Any More About in 2010

Here's a list of the top 10 stories or people I really don't want to hear any more about in 2010:

10. Rod Blagojevich
  9. Nadya Suleman
  8. Jon & Kate Gosselin
  7. The Balloon Boy
  6. Roman Polanski
  5. The Salahi's
  4. Levi Johnston
  3. Charlie Sheen
  2. Carrie Prejean
  1. Tiger Woods

For good measure, at number 11, I'll throw in anyone named Kardashian. Please feel free to submit any names you would like to add.

Blue Moon to End 2009

2009 ends on a blue moon. A blue moon is the second full moon in a month. Since the lunar cycle is about 29.5 days, an occasional month will contain two full moons. When that happens, the second full moon is considered the "blue" moon. Blue moons are a relatively rare occurrence; hence the expression, "once in a blue moon." For a deeper perspective on blue moons, follow the links.

A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to all.

Happy Holidays to Everyone

This is a winter scene from upstate New York. After a heavy snow, these deer found the best forage on the snowmobile paths. The paths were closed to snowmobiles to allow the deer to forage.  It is a intriguing picture, but is there also a lesson here? We have all been through something of an economic winter storm, and maybe we need to look for opportunities where we might not have expected them in the past. Or maybe this is a reminder of the beauty of the natural environment that is in our power to preserve or destroy.