Yesterday's news that U.S. House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, resigned is welcome in these quarters. My reaction is, "good riddance, and take Nancy Pelosi with you." Both of them have made a living with nasty politics intended more to benefit their parties than the American people and I'm fed up with it.

CDs listened to today:

• Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
• H. Owen Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana (conducted by Frederick Fennell)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Gurre Lieder
• Claude Debussy: La Boite a Joujoux
• Truman's Water: Godspeed The Punchline