Apparently, according to NY Times article online my housemate read, the Australian Parliament, or some of its members, the Green Party ones, HECKLED Bush when he was addressing them! And there was a picture that showed the PM holding back some of those members and keeping them from talking to Bush, who was ducking out. According to this article, he is FOR THE FIRST TIME on this trip overseas starting to understand that the rest of the world does not share his view of America as the GOOD big strong protector of the weak and innocent against the EEEVIL (and that parts of world may even see "America" as the EEEVIL one). Two responses: Go, Australia! And, what kind of Rich White Boy protective cocoon has he been living his life in? That insulation must have been six feet thick. The Rich live on another planet, I think.

And in today's celebrity gossip column, an item sure to thrill cathexys and hederahelix and other boyband fans: Justin Timberlake is ready to write his memoirs! At the ripe OLD age of 22, he's trying to sell his book proposal--bidding has apparently reached 7 figures. According to "insider": "He'd put out feelers about doing a book a few years ago, but that that point he hadn't had his heart broken by Britney. He hadn't lived as much as he has now. And of course, there wans't Cameron Diaz." A new "canon" source in the making. He's only 22? (Or is that celebrity age?) Will refrain from ageist comment about how much one can have lived by the time one is in the early twenties, even if one is a celebrity type person...

Also in little gossip column, rumors that the Disney executives nearly put the lid on Pirates after seeing early rushes because they thought Johnny Depp's performance was so weird. That's where he apparently explained to them about Keith Richards as influence, and pirates being rock stars of their day. One wonders if he had to explain who Keith Richards was (snicker).