Notes of interest

File Under: Random Musings

Water spouts formed in the waters of Lake Michigan off of Muskegon on Tuesday. A group of kayakers were caught in the middle of the spouts. "All of a sudden a water spout came between two boats within 25 yards and all of a sudden the water started darkening and lifting up into a spiral." (source w/small photo)

Fox News.com has made some changes to their page. There's more white background, it has cleaner red banners, and a VERY dark blue background. (well, the, um, background under the background, that is.)

Speaking off... FOX Fan Central has been having some very clever games. From guessing the anchor/reporter's eyes to their hair, it's a fun little challenge. But they have a new one that's actually a little difficult... Guess the voices. And it's not *as* easy at first as you'd think. It even took me a little while to hear the 10th voice... I only counted 9 at first! (oh, and if you get the correct answers, you could win an umbrella.)

New Years Eve coverage will be safe only for a few more years... Dick Clark will be co-hosting with Ryan Seacrest for a few years, then will be handing the show over to him. Yeah, he'll probably try to delay the beginning of the New Year 'till there can be a results show. You've seen 5, 4, 3, and even 2... Tune in next time to see 2006!

Here are the leading headlines from various websites at the time of this late-night posting...
FOXNews.com: Israeli Troops to Forcibly Remove Settlers
CNN.com: Gaza Deadline Passes
MSNBC.com: Facing Eviction: Defiant Gaza settlers ignore deadline to leave
NYTimes.com: 48 are arrested as Israelis clash in Gaza Pullout
Washingtonpost.com: Israeli Troops Begin to Enter Gaza Settlements
Yahoo! News: Israeli Military Convoy Leaves for Gaza
Google News: Israel Braces for eviction day
BBC: Army set to evict Gaza settlers
Sky News: Military Convoy Leaves to Evacuate Gaza
Drudge Report: Reinvented Lady of the English Country Manor Thrown from Horse
hehe...
(oh, and Drudge still had Gaza as *a* headline. It had red letters, but was just another headline. Madonna was still the BIG story. Hehe.)