Today brings news that FedEx will build a Private Solar System. "We're tired of the current collection of planets and would like our own set of planets. It's much easier than dealing with problems on Earth," said an anonymous company representative.

OK so that is obviously a spoof, but sometimes headline writers should read what they write.

In the category of things that really don't matter... Watching Real Time with Bill Maher tonight I was puzzled by the map in the background. The map is a map of the United States with cities highlighted on it. Normal enough. For example New Mexico has Albuquerque and Santa Fe, Arizona has Phoenix and Tucson. Colorado has Denver and Utah has Salt Lake City. All pretty normal. Generally large cities and some smaller state capitals. The curiosity is that Nevada has only Carson City and not Las Vegas. Odd.