Tyra Mail!

* Well, using the media center PC, I was able to finaly watch Tyra Banks' show, America's Next Top Model. Not just the kick-off episode, but the "What are they doing now" teaser ahead of the show. I have to say that I'm glad that the ones they highlighted have been successful.

* Boeing fires their CEO for having an affair with a female executive. Stonecipher will also leave the company's board and is entitled to a standard retirement package. Not a bad way to go. He gets laid. He gets fired. But, he gets his pension. Isn't that having your cake, and sleeping with it too?

* Kirstie Alley in the Fat Actress? Sure.

* No new favorites in America's Next Top Model. We'll have to wait and see. The funny thing is that right now they're all happy and joyful. Just wait a few weeks from now, when Janice Dickinson tells somebody "you should be doing men's magazines." Bwahaha.

* The market is strong. We'll have to be patient this week. Sure, the market is up early. But we're past the monthly strength period, and in the week before options week. So, this week tends to be down. Seems like we usually get some options positioning midweek or so.

* Semiconductors and tech rallying. I think if oil prices come down, tech stocks will go up.

* After seeing Eva the Diva in the highlights show of America's Next Top Model, I was really wishing Ya Ya won last year. Eva's personality just drives me bonkers.

* Did you see the cat woman in the Top Model auditions? She was bizarre. I thought they'd include her just for dramatics.

* Windows Media Center is kind of what you'd expect from a Windows product. Generally, it works most of the time. I was thinking that this sort of thing would be the death of pay-per month Tivo, since the Media Center runs with no monthly fees. But the tech complexity of it is probably a stumbling block for most. Can't just plug it in and hope it works as well as your old VCR or your Tivo. Nope. Have to download patches, and shut it and start it sometimes when the audio isn't working right, etc. Generally, it works most of the time. And when it works, it's cool. When it doesn't work, eh, it's Windows...

* Who says mondays are bad? We get to watch Kiefer Sutherland blast the hell out of some Muslim terrorists tonight! (And also watch him spend 30 seconds doing a disclaimor about that).

* I think the whole "eat calcium to build bones" thing is a myth. Read this. I just don't think people need to consume cow's milk.

* Intel is shopping for a new home with lower taxes.