MobileMe woes continue and so Apple is giving a free 60-day extension of the service users love to hate -- well, dislike. That brings the free extensions to a total of three months since the service launched a little more than a month ago.

“In my own reality, I know that these things did happen,” Ms. Horn said. But “without him in them, I can display them. I can look at those pictures and think of the laughter we were sharing, the places we went to.” “This new reality,” she added, “is a lot more pleasant.”

The additional NASA funding and shuttle mission are being pushed strongly by Democrats and Republicans from the two states. Obama's Republican opponent, Arizona Sen. John McCain, has already endorsed closing the five-year gap. President Bush opposes the $2 billion in funding, saying it would be fiscally irresponsible. Obama has not always been a strong supporter of additional money for NASA. Indeed, in December 2007, his campaign Web site declared that he would finance an early childhood education initiative by reducing funding for the Constellation program. And Obama told the Houston Chronicle's editorial board in February that he was not convinced that human exploration was worth the cost.

great sketches -- lovely inking -- from comic-con

new book by John Resig, still in development