I've never quite gotten the hang of Mondays.

Sunspot 904 Update:
SUNSPOT 904: There's a giant magnet on the sun today: Bipolar sunspot 904. Sunspots are made of pure magnetism. The two ragged components of sunspot 904 are actually magnetic poles, north (N) on the left and south (S) on the right: (continued below)

Solar flares occur when opposite magnetic polarities clash together. Perhaps sunspot 904 has been so quiet lately because its poles are far apart. Almost 100,000 kilometers separate N from S. If the two ends of this sunspot group should begin to converge... stay tuned for fireworks.
more images: from Rogerio Marcon of São Paulo, Brazil; from Mike Salway of Central Coast, NSW, Australia; from Andreas Murner of Lake Chiemsee, Germany; from Robert Arnold on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

The Middle East Conflict is under cease fire.

Ariel Sharon's condition is worsening.

Stay tuned for updates.