The whole album. Specifically track 1, "The Wanderer" and track 4, "Metal Jig"

Hi. I know I have been missing in action for quite a while around here. And I haven't had a moment to even read anyone's posts in months. I'll get caught up eventually, but life has been very full lately ( Read more... )

Four o’clock in the morning and my shoulders are only now starting to unkink. I just climbed out of my car after 650 miles in the saddle straight through from Saint Louis. It has been possibly the worst forty eight hours of my career. My wife and child are out at her Mother’s this evening, so I am lighting up some kind incense and writing of my ( Read more... )

Unique decisions are presenting themselves to me in my personal life. Since I had never really believed I was destined to live past thirty, certain avenues in life never even occurred to me ( Read more... )

Fair warning: Coming off fifteen hour day in a hot plant. Three double shots of Jack Daniels. Half a milligram of Xanax. Smokey treats consumed. Read at your risk ( Read more... )

My wife has, on more than one occasion, wondered aloud why no car company was installing solar panels on top of hybrid vehicles to trickle charge the battery. This would give you higher overall gas mileage by virtue of a free trickle charge from the sun (deeper charging the batteries which reduces overall load to the electric generator motor which ( Read more... )

If you read this long post, you might think I have gone completely around the bend. If you are that busy, grumpy or wise than please skip past this LJ cut for your peace of mind.

Mind babble from real head wound awaits behind LJ cut.
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So there was this news story a couple of weeks ago about the death of an Japanese engineer in charge of one of Toyota's biggest hybrid projects. He who died of overwork. The Japanese have an official word for the condition. Karoshi.

This engineer's death has been on my mind since I read it. It kept surfacing over and over again. The guy was ( Read more... )

I have been MIA from LJ for quite a while. This is my mea culpa for not paying attention. I plead new baby and constant travel for work ( Read more... )

1. You have 50 dollars in your pocket what do you do with it ( Read more... )