Catching up on Dave Nelson news from all over:

--in Saskatchewan, mental health director D.N. sees funding shortfall causing stress;

--Credit Suisse First Boston analyst D.N. comments again on Kraft and Oscar Mayer;

--in Holland (Michigan) D.N. continues to push for legislation to allow private companies, including the office furniture industry, to compete with Federal Prison Industries for contracts;

--in Miami, regional SEC director D.N. is mentioned in an article about the shutdown of an Orlando investment firm that, according to the agency, had raised some $16.5 million since 2000 "by preying on blacks, Christians and professional football players." (Headline: "SEC sacks Florida firm.")

--Idaho rancher D.N. favors selective hunting of wolves to keep them honest: "They need to learn they will pay a price if they come out of the woods to kill cattle. The way it is now, they're half-domestic. They're real brassy."

--and in Marshall County, South Dakota, the board approved travel expenses for weed board members including D.N. to attend the annual weed conference in Mitchell Feb. 19-20.

David Larry Nelson, on Death Row in Alabama,

is at the center of a cutting edge constitutional case about cruel and unusual punishment .

Chef David Nelson

"is crafting lunch and dinner menus focusing on basic bistro favorites" for the soon-to-open Amsterdam Bistro & Bar in Minneapolis, according to an article by (!) Rick Nelson.

"Sure there are some dogs,"

said auto auction owner David Nelson. "But somebody's got to sell them."

As if the no-fly list wasn't bad enough . . .

. . . now we have a Nigerian scam artist using our name.

To quote David Nelson:

--"What on earth is going on?"

--"On the whole, condominium sales are exceeding all our expectations."

--"Everything is moving. We're right back to business as usual."

--"It's important that people understand what we do."

David Nelson is President and CEO of SHPS, Inc.

What's that? "SHPS, Inc., headquartered in Louisville, KY, is a total benefits outsourcing provider, offering Strategic Consulting, HR and Benefits Outsourcing, and Health Management services to employers, health plans and government agencies who are seeking to improve their performance and lower the cost of administrative services. SHPS offers mid-sized to large enterprises a single source for outsourcing all or parts of their human resource programs. SHPS relies on its experience, Internet technologies, and call centers to serve nearly 700 organizations, including more than 90 Fortune 500 companies. SHPS employs more than 1,500 clinical professionals, employee benefits specialists, and information technology experts in multiple facilities across the United States. SHPS is privately held and owned by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a private equity firm based in New York."

In South Carolina

. . . Cap'n Dave believes in the deterrent power of police presence on the streets.

Dave: Beware of thin ice.