1. There are nine William Gibsons with entries in Wikipedia. The author of "The Miracle Worker" (a play about Hellen Keller) and the author of Neuromancer (one of the premiere cyberpunk novels) are both named William Gibson.

Seems to me that MUST be significant.

2. Leo Kottke has a song called "Pamela Brown" that catches my attention every time it plays on my iTunes shuffle. It's interesting because the singer is thanking a woman for not loving him, because if she had he'd have married her and he'd never become the rambling musician he did. Catchy and weird.

3. I enjoy pharyngula more and more each day. The term bozo isn't as easy to use as we think it might be. And who knew Scott Adams (of Dilbert) was a creationist?

4. The five hundred bucks I gave the heating guy yesterday was worth it--our room and the soon-to-be-baby's room are toasty now. Mmmm, working radiators.

5. Quick, what's the one food you musn't go without on Thanksgiving? Mine's mashed potatoes.