Happy Winter Solstice and Merry Christmas. I don't want to go around worrying about being politically correct. If I know someone is Jewish or doesn't celebrate the holidays then I won't say Merry Christmas but I won't censor myself any other time. Life is too short for that; just say what's in your heart and move on. And none of this Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah or Merry Chrismukkah. That's just ridiculous.

Who says there's nothing good on the radio? I'm really enjoying Ever The Same by Rob Thomas and Animals by Nickelback

Hello, you've got mail and an STD: Yes, now you can email that person you had anonymous sex with and tell them that you infected them. It's a program that was recently launched in Los Angeles County, you can go to www.inspotla.org San Francisco launched a similar site last year and generates about 500 e-cards a month. It's aimed at gay men but anyone can use it. One e-card reads, "It's not what you brought to the party, it's what you left with. I left with an STD. You might have one too. Get checked out soon." Oh, and by the way, have a great day (ok, I added that last part). What happened to having the nerve to tell someone news like that to their face? Now we've become so impersonal we have to email someone to tell them they have AIDS. I can understand someone being scared to tell someone else, "Oh, hey, I gave you gonorrhea," but really have a backbone. If you're going to be stupid enough to have unprotected sex, then you should have to go through the mortification of telling someone you gave them a little somthin, somthin, extra.

Pretty Penguins: They were so adorable in the movie March Of The Penguins. Toga, a 3 month old penguin, was stolen from Amazon World last Saturday. Amazon World is a zoo on the Isle of Wright in Southern England. The penguin was still in the process of being fed by his parents and could die of malnutrition and at this point could be severly dehydrated. With no sign of forced entry, someone apparently climbed over the wall of the compound the penguin was being kept in and absconded with the gender neutral Toga. A sex had not yet been determined but they are usually referred to as males. One other thing, Toga will bite if he becomes frightened and won't eat from a human hand. No word yet on if Mr & Mrs Tux (tuxedo) will appear on CNN.

Enjoy your day,

paul