Humph. I totally expected the stock markets to rise significantly today. First, simply because the election has ended cleanly. Secondly because Obama won. I figured they'd go up simply with having it over, but way up if Obama won. Instead they're down quite a lot. Weird. I don't understand.

Anyway, for your amusement watch the YouTube version of It's a BIG ad, a TV commercial made in Australia or New Zealand.

And, if you use the iGoogle home page via Firefox but despise the new unremovable left-hand tab area (like I do), install Remove It Permanently to get rid of it. Actually, that plug-in can be used with any element on any page. Pretty slick.