This year's Jimuary is about completions.

For my birthday, I finally paid off all of my credit cards.  Going to try going on a cash and carry basis for a while.

That's good.

I finally finished my years long project of seeing all 100 of the American Film Institutes Top 100 Films of All Time.

I thought it might be fun instead of a long winded recap that only I would be interested in, I'd just divide them into five categories:

FILMS THAT I WASN'T SURPRISED I LIKED:

- Citizen Kane
- The Godfather
- Raging Bull
- Lawrence of ( Read more... )

Christmas eve...

Got out of work early, that was a good thing.

Then spent some time a Dad's house and spent some time with him and... wife (more on how that's going later).

Went to UUCD Xmas service, that was nice.  Kept it together pretty well.

Then later that night, went to the Methodist church, the church of my parents.  See, there were really only ( Read more... )

A while back, with a couple consecutive attempts at dating, I took some bad advice ( Read more... )

(Extra credit if you can name the reference in the subject)

I am truly sad for the death yesterday in Long Island at the Wal Mart.  This video isn't from that particular event, but from another Wal-Mart somewhere in America...

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Again, this time of year, I am in total agreement with the Christian "Reason for the season" people.  Let's get the mindless ( Read more... )

www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/business/31NOCERAPLAN_Peterffy.html

It's a great plan, in my opinion.  I've e-mailed both of my senators asking them to consider it.  Please read it, and if you think it's good, would you please do the same?

Thanks.

What the fuck is wrong with people?

Like this

I know it's happening across the nation, but I repeat my offer specifically to the South:

Upon further reflection, you can go ahead and secede after all.  Take Texas with you.  Please, just go.  You can rename your new country Jesusland if you want, and elect officials based on the lengths of your mullets ( Read more... )

Yesterday, after I picked up my son at his bus stop, we pulled in to the gas station to fill up before heading home.  At the pump across from me was a black man, maybe a year or two older than me, with an "Obama/Biden" sticker on his car ( Read more... )

Haven't been online much lately ( Read more... )

My friend/bandmate is back in town and wants to get the band back together.  I look forward to this (and maybe other mediums as well) creative outlet.  I haven't been "arty" in a long time.

We played under the name Soulpits (long story), and when the joke wore thin, I pushed for the name Aeterna.  When Kurt moved, I kept the name and now use it to ( Read more... )