Toner awake at 400 AM.

• The Toner was acting strangely last night.  The wife had been saying he had been a good boy all day yesterday.  He was quiet, not fussy and slept a lot.  And in the evening, he was laughing and screaming.  He was a lot of fun.  But he wouldn't go to sleep.  At 400 AM, he still was awake and smiling, not caring about the trouble he was causing his parents. 
• There will be a big show at our School's Christmas party on December 22:  at least 13 presenters.
• Shanghai tomorrow.  Today, ticket office.
• Weather today: damp and cool.
• Tony has big red patches on his cheeks.  Wife is worried.  A little research on the Internet reveals this is nothing out of the ordinary.
• I had a student tell the class he had seen UFOs in his home province.  The first time I ever had a believer in my class.
• Here is Marc Steyn's Evel Knevel obit.
• I was hoping to catch a replay of the Liverpool - Marseille game before I learned the score.  On the Internet, I am watching Real - Lazio.  And it is turning into a rout.
• They are doing renovation in the apartment right above us.  Aaarrrgghhh!
• Liverpool is through.  They pounded the French side 4 - 0!
• China is polluted and it embraces the U.N.  Corruption attracts corruption like shit attracts flys.