What Caught My Eye Today

Iran - It's comforting to find French President Jacques Chirac has his stories straight when it comes the prospects of Iran developing nuclear weapons. He said in an interview on Thursday that it would not be very dangerous for Iran to have one or two nuclear bombs. Later the same day, his office delivered the following statement, "France, with the international community, cannot accept the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran and calls on Iran to respect its commitments under the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)...."

Exxon Mobil - The world's largest oil company announced record annual profits in 2006 of $39.5 billion, topping the record it set in 2005 of $36.13 billion. I'm all for making a buck, but doesn't this sort of thing tick you off just a little bit? I suppose I shouldn't complain too much, after all gas is 2 whole cents cheaper than a year ago (the statewide average in California this week is $2.49 vs. $2.47 in 2006).

Harry Potter - Book 7 comes out July 21. In a related story, Amazon.com reported higher than average traffic today. Coincidence? Let's just say that I've pre-ordered my copy.

Miss USA - Says she dabbled in cocaine. Well, thank goodness she chose to share that little tidbit with us. Maybe this will give fresh life to that stimulating dialogue between Rosie and Donald. It's been like a week since we've heard from these two. No wonder I've been feeling out of sorts this week.

Super Bowl - Another sign that the game is almost upon us...GoDaddy.com gets its Super Bowl spot approved on its third try. Quite an improvement over the 13 times it took to get past the CBS censors last year. One can only hope that the ads aren't too watered down. Click here for the spots that didn't make the cut.