there are a lot more leaves on the ground of my front lawn today.

saw black gold tonight. very moving. support fair trade, you bastards.

Message on sign in front of a church on 12 south:

"God likes spiritual fruits, not religious nuts."

I like that one.

A good day indeed. After months of delay and indecision, the federal government today finally announced it's decision regarding our contract at my job. If you've read my previous posts on the matter, you know that my company has been waiting to know this decision for awhile and has been faced with large layoffs depending on the outcome. Today it ( Read more... )

If anyone missed the President of Pakistan on The Daily Show tonight, you should look it up on You Tube. Very interesting. I kept thinking to myself, "why can't we have a president as intelligent and well-spoken as this guy?"

So, spending $50 a day on food isn't as easy as you'd think. I've only even come close once or twice in the past two and a half weeks. And I'm trying, believe me. I've had lobster twice, J. Alexanders, Shogun, Outback, and a bunch of other chain restaurants. It would be a lot easier if I could be reimbursed for alcohol. Then hitting $50 would be no ( Read more... )

i just watched the best episode of futurama that i've ever seen. bender somehow becomes adrift in space. somehow these small creatures come to live on his body, and they worship him as god (and he claims to be god). the society grows and advances and he interferes in various ways, but every time he tries to help them by answering their prayers, he ( Read more... )

so i'm in chattanooga now. my hotel is nice. it's a suite. two televisions, mini-fridge, microwave, king size bed, free wifi. pretty sweet. i've always wanted to do some business traveling; i don't know why, but it's exciting. i'm sure it'll get old, but at least it's in a city instead of the middle of nowhere ( Read more... )

my brother is okay. his face smashed against his windshield, which shattered (he was not actually thrown from his truck as i was originally told), and his face is cut up pretty badly, but he didn't suffer any broken bones or permanent damage. he is apparently in a lot of pain, but he will heal, so thank god for that. from what i know, no one else ( Read more... )

my brother dave was in a serious car accident today. i don't know details yet, except that he was thrown through the front windshield of a truck and subsequently flown to the trauma center of a nearby hospital. if you are the praying type, please think of him.