For those of you that care about these things, today marks the anniversary of the Titanic's having struck the iceburg. At a little after 11:00 p.m. on the night of April 14, 1912, around 2,500 people learned that ice could destroy a dream. By 2:20 a.m. on the following morning, the rest of the World knew as well ( Read more... )

I know I keep intending to update my Journal, but as they say the Road To Hell is paved with good intentions. Trouble is, I've been kept so busy lately -- either working late or running from pillar to post -- that I've let life become a bit of a blur. So I guess I'll just make this observation (already shared with one of you ( Read more... )

So what's so bad about Saturday that the Beatles felt compelled to leave it out of not one, but two, of their songs? Maybe it's because that's when most of us in this world are busy taking a "vacation" from our jobs only to concentrate on the work of our personal lives. Maybe it's because Paul's mother died on a Saturday (don't quote me, I'm ( Read more... )

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Yes, I know it's been longer than it should've been since I last updated my journal. Mostly, this has been a result of my running around like a chicken with its head cut off during the day, followed by a preference for spending my time in other pursuits at night. Also, sometimes I guess I'm just a pretty boring kind of person. (I'm a lawyer, ( Read more... )

Yep, that's all it is.

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::laughs:: Well, there aren't many good things to say about this week, but at least I've been reading an awful, awful lot. Since last Thursday (?), I've managed to plow through Weaveworld, Neverwhere, Julius Caesar and Street And Smith's 2004 Baseball Guide (yeah, I know that last one didn't exactly require a Master's Degree in literature or ( Read more... )

All things considered, I'm a bit torn.....I mean, while it's nice to be profiled as a "killer elite", it's a bit troubling that the last two quizzes resulted in female characters....


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Well, as anyone who actually reads this LJ knows (::laughs:: all three of you), this past weekend was spent up in the Peach State visiting with Beth, Eric, Caleb and a Serta mattress (and it was the mattress which got the most attention). It would be a trifle bit trite and self-serving to say just how good a time I had in overly great detail ( ( Read more... )