It's Thursday, but it's my Friday, since I'm taking off work tomorrow...no sleep last nite so I'm going to dash out some senseless ramblings.

Tonight I'm hoping for a double dose of listening bliss...first a concert by The Symphony of the Hills Orchestra in Kerrville. My stepdaughter, Tiffany, has been a violinist in this orchestra for the past four years, and I have never made one of her concerts. They're always on Thursday nights, in Kerrville. Hence, a vacation day from work tomorrow so that I can make tonight's concert...her final one.

Secondary listening bliss will hopefully be the sound of the Spurs winning as we drive back home and listen to the game on the radio.

Side Spurs note: People magazine will release it's annual list of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" tomorrow. I've seen the list...Spurs Point Guard Tony Parker is on it. I'm withholding my vote until I see if he makes his free throws tonight.
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The value of a big stick: From the ABC wire: THE U.S.-LED WAR ON TERRORISM APPEARS TO BE SUCCEEDING,
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY. INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ATTACKS FELL 44 PERCENT, FROM 355 IN 2001 TO 199 LAST YEAR. ALSO, ATTACKS ON AMERICAN INTERESTS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY, FROM 219 TO 77.

Side note: That's the lowest level since 1969

Today is the National Day of Prayer...I will pray those numbers continue to decline.
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It's a slow news day so far, of course it's 4:45 in the morning...how slow? THIS SLOW.
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However at least some major scientific break throughs are being reported.. like the amazing news that FISH CAN FEEL FISH HOOKS. This is not something I was even aware was an issue.
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Most interesting story of the day is that Unabomber Ted Kaczinski wants the cabin where he lived and wrote his "manifesto" torn down. Apparently authorities are refusing to do that... Again, I didn't know this was an issue, but it reminded me of my favorite Unabomber Haiku (there are whole websites devoted to Unabomber Haiku's by the way).

"Open your present..."
"No, you open your present..."
Kaczinski Christmas