A public school math teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule and a calculator ( Read more... )

so yesterday i ran 5 miles for the first time in my life. up until that point i had only ever run 3 miles. it was quite exhilirating ( Read more... )

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it's kind of quiet around bloomington right now, which is pretty nice i guess. with the boys on tour (www.myspace.com/husbandwife) it seems that i've got a bit more time on my hands to git ur done. i finally helped out over at jess and mike's new house, which was something i had wanted to do for a while. it's always good for me to see how much ( Read more... )

i wanted to apologize for the previous update. it was totally lame. sorry.

i know james, i shouldn't be typing on lj. but i'm at work and avoiding my to-do list, so what's it to ya ( Read more... )

i've been mildly obsessed with this bbc/pbs documentary that i came across momentarily about a year or two ago. while at the library the other day looking for another movie, my eyes happened to cross over this same documentary that i'd been hoping to see for quite some time. skip gates made it, "america beyond the color line ( Read more... )

prevent.care.prepare.

that'll be the motto for one of my non-profits. think about it--it makes total sense.

i know i shouldn't be typing right now b/c my hands have been hurting for a week now b/c i'm actually about 60 yrs. old. i think it's b/c the keys on my keyboard are harder to push down than my laptop keys ( Read more... )

Look at them. There are your true philosphers. I think that Mack and the boys know everything that has ever happened in the world and possibly everything that will happen. In a time when people tear themselves to pieces with ambition and nervousness and covetousness, they are relaxed. All of our so-called successful men are sick men, with bad ( Read more... )