BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Soul star James Brown dies at 73

Goodbye, James Brown. Thanks for the incredible music, the inimitable style, and the passion you demonstrated in every show. You will be missed.

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And please buy us beer

(You have your words... I have mine. :) )

On 12/14, JoDee and I looked outside our window and saw some pretty amazing aurora in the sky. Very cool. There were lots of really nice veils out there, with all sorts of colors. We also caught several meteors racing across the sky.Made me wish we could have …

JoDee and I are sitting outside watching The 2006 Geminid Meteor Shower right now. We've already seen a few zip on by. Pretty cool.

I'm not sure what people's problems are nowadays, but for the love of God, please turn off your cellphone if you're in a meeting. I've never seen so many people in meetings (important meetings, too) where their cellphone will suddenly erupt with some cheezy ringtone from hell. They will then …