Russian sunsets - I was on a plane returning to LA from Seattle a couple of weeks ago. It was late in the day and I was looking out my window at a red-orange sunset that just didn't seem right. I pointed this out to my seat-mate, who said, 'Must be a fire somewhere', and went back to perusing Sky Mall. I had seen a small fire (at least, small from 35,000 feet) in the northern Cascades, not far from one of those famous semi-dormant volcanoes who's names I can never remember. But this sunset was spectacular along the whole route, all the way into LA. Too much coverage for one little fire. A few days later I read the answer on Yahoo - the effect was due to a volcanic eruption in Russia. Thanks for the views, Mr. Medvedev (or is that Mr. Putin?).
Michael mania - What does it take to rekindle your fan base and have your albums sell like hotcakes? You have to die. Now that the 'King of Pop' has shuffled off this mortal stage, a wave of nostalgia and remembrance is spiking sales of his music. And good music it is too. This burst of popularity makes for a colorful sunset - a brighter conclusion, to a life and career muted sadly by creative stagnation and personal dissolution.
California's lost gold - How is it possible for the world's seventh largest economy to go belly up? It's not easy. It takes a determined effort to avoid all compromise and hold tightly to special interests. But, against all logic and defying the best instincts of most people (non-politicians, at least), California's leaders have managed to bungle things spectacularly. They are leading the state down an IOU-strewn path, into an uncertain sunset.
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