It's not that I'm suffering from writer's block or anything queer like that, it's just that there's a lot going on in the office and in life. The difficult thing for me, when it comes to writing, is making sense of all these little red and white ideas hanging down from the ceiling like origami birdies. I'd prefer to spend my entire day writing.

Physicist Matt Sellars and his research team at the Australian National University's Laser Physics Center have "frozen" laser light&mdash;slowing it from 670 million miles an hour to 670 miles an hour, and <I>then</I> stopping it altogether.

"Complete with chasing, biting, grunting, and loads of heavy breathing." Sound familiar?

I do not listen to Christmas records. I just <I>don't</I>&mdash;a legacy of working in record stores over <I>waaay</I> too many holiday seasons. So, when I tell you that I can't stop listening to Dana Cunningham's <I>Silent Night</I>, you just have to believe that it's pretty special. It's quiet, ruminative, and deep&mdash;good sound, too.

The BBC intends to broadcast every surviving Bach composition, beginning December 16 and ending on Christmas. Now <I>that's</I> special programming.

Did I read this correctly?

The Art of Sushi.

Singing:<br>

And be thankful <I>you</I> have the good stuff.

I'm sure we're #51. <I>This</I> year.