Hi gang, AP Grayson here.

One of my duties is to check out the blog comments and emails you send to "News To Me." You DO write to us. Not as much as you write to Robin Meade I suspect. But we DO get a fair amount of email and blog comments from all of you, and we appreciate it! Who doesn't like to get mail... right? This week's "News To Me" Thursday Three are a few of our recent favorites.

For example:

From Sharlene in Crivitz, Wisconsin:
"I am sick of watching cnn and others with all the stuff on the bottom of the screen so when you put a message on i can't read it cause you have the other stuff on the screen"

Good news Sharlene! As part of the network's recently announced name change (CNN Headline News is now simply called HLN) you'll start seeing more streamlined graphics on the bottom of the screen, including an updated "ticker" that has changed from a constant crawl, to more of a "flip." Take a look and let us know what you think!

Secondly we have an ominous comment submitted to the blog from Chris:
"I feel so helpless and uninformed of the things that place an end world threat to the people of our time, and to make things worst it is said that our government is far from being in the dark on matter. I have been informed that there is a tenth planet on the far edge of our solar system and will very soon cross paths with our small planet causing us to STOP SPINNING for a short period of time, with this comes an array of natural diasters. Why isnt our government taking charge or if they are why aren't they informing the population this is sad.As a concerned citizen and a deep believer in Christ I would jus like to hear these topics addressed to us as a people, Obama promised us change i believed him and he won my vote so i ask of our new government to either debunk these outrageous RUMORS, or, prepare us and let us know of what is to come."

Thanks for that uplifting letter Chris! Perfect for the Holidays! In 2005 NASA did in fact acknowledge the discovery of a "10th Planet". Since then the object has been downgraded to a "dwarf planet" and has been given a name: Eris. As for it's possible interaction with the Earth, and our coverage of such an event all I can do is quote Ted Turner from the speech he gave at the launch of CNN, "...we will cover the end of the world, live, and that will be our last event... and when the end of the world comes, we'll play 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' before we sign off."

Finally, an update from Joe Pyrek the team captain of "The Rolling Cones." That's the crew "News To Me" is rooting for in the coming Mongol Rally. Here's an update on their progress:

Photo by Joe Pyrek of the step van that will become their Ice Cream Truck

"When we last left you, our trusty (okay, not so trusty yet) steed was stuck in an area of Richmond known as Scott’s Addition, for reasons relating to the fuel pump.

All that said, honestly, we are in a great spot and further along on all fronts that we thought we’d be at this point. Early next year the fun with visas starts. Yippee!!"

That's our Thursday Three for this week... keep those cards and letters coming!

Coming up this weekend we'll be going from "three" to "six," as in Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon! Kevin will be on "News To Me" to talk to Eric about his new site SixDegrees.org.

It's been a busy week here in the palatial "News To Me" compound located in the long abandoned and forgotten Ted Turner cryogenics lab buried deep in the red Georgia clay beneath CNN Center. Email has been flying fast and furious about possible stories to cover... here are three that caught our collective eyes this week:

The Mongol Rally:
We've got our eyes on a team who is working on a plan to make a run at completing the 2009 Mongol Rally: a trek from London, Madrid or Milan, to the Mongolian capital Ulaan Baatar. The journey doesn't even START until July... but it's never too soon to start rooting for a favorite, right? We've decided to track a team that will attempt the Rally in an ice cream truck. They call themselves "The Rolling Cones." Will they make it or melt?

Hardcore Sitting:
No, we're not talking about what you do on your sofa on Sunday. "Hard-core sitting" is what Aaron Fotheringham calls the incredible skatepark stunts he performs in his WHEELCHAIR. Join the over 600,000 other people who've watched him perform his signature trick... a full backflip, chair and all!

In-flight movie fail:
This one's from the folks over at Failblog.org. Now that you are home safely from your Thanksgiving travels, check out this clip. Speaks for itself.

Happy Thursday!!! We'll see you this weekend!