Reasons to hope

Bazima quit smoking. Martha has a new book, "Safe". The creator of Spongebob Squarepants went on the Today Show this morning and asserted that Spongebob is not gay (this is a reason to hope just because it's so laughable). [Update, 27 Jan 05: Dobson retreated, saying his Spongebob attack was -- what else? -- taken out of context.] Min Jung Kim's in love. And Michael Powell is quitting the FCC.