TODAY'S NEWS: Ever notice how some people focus on the worst part of what's said to them? Of course, hearing that the Earth may be eaten could easily thrown one off balance. Especially when a moment before, the most pressing issue was poor TV reception.

Did you see last week's column about Polar Bear Attacks? An alert reader sent in this news article about a woman who attacked a Polar Bear that was stalking her son. Hopefully the bears will tell each other "Hey, don't get between one of those human mothers and her young, she'll attack you without warning!" That is, if bears talk to each other.

And to all my American Readers, Happy President's Day!