venus crossed in front of the sun early this morning, for the first time in 122 years. if you missed it, don't worry, it's happening again in 2012. there are also articles at sky and telescope, astronomy.com, and space.com.
in other news, cnet is running at article by their chief political correspondant on why the fcc should curl up and disappear. it's a good read, here's hoping somebody Up There(TM) is paying attention.