Some tidbits that have crossed into my sector of the time-space continuum:

• Season 6 of "24," the best TV show ever, got off to a great start, with two hours each on Sunday and Monday nights. The four-hour premier ended last night with a nuclear bomb detonating in Valencia, Calif. Since season 2, they've been playing around with the threat of a nuke going off in a populated area. I told Pam, "This year, they're actually gonna do it." And I was right.
• I actually think the Colts are gonna make it to the Super Bowl this year. And if they get there, they'll win. But this upcoming game against Satan's team, the Patriots, is real iffy.
• In 2005, married couples became a minority of all US households. For the first time, over half of all women (51%) are living without a spouse. That compares to 35% in 1950 and 49% in 2001. I guess these are supposed to be profound stats. I'm sorta ho-hum about them.
• In California, a cell phone ignited in a man's pocket and started a fire that burned his hotel room and caused severe burns over half his body. But they wouldn't release the manufacturer and model of the phone. It's like saying, "There's a popular car whose brakes lock up, but we can't tell you what type of car it is."
• Two more great "Get a Mac" ads are out. I love these ads!
• Supermodel Naomi Campbell pled guity to assaulting her maid by throwing a cell phone at her, opening up a wound on her head that required four staples. Of course it wasn't Naomi's fault. She blamed her temper on lingering resentment toward her father for abandoning her as a child. Poor Naomi initially faced up to seven years in prison, but, being a celebrity ended up with a $363 fine, five days of community service, and an order to attend anger management classes. It's all her dad's fault. Don't you see? She's just an innocent, very skinny victim.