December 2008
5 posts
Every single day
It never ceases to annoy me that there are zero (0) electrical outlets in my bathroom. I would like to blow-dry my hair using the mirror. I do not think that is so much to ask.
Dec 28th
“The strategic difference is the capacity to understand this one thing: Some...”
– Barbara Kingsolver
Dec 15th
This is where I used to live
For some reason today I have been nostalgically missing my first apartment in Atlanta. Not my lovely condo, which I miss always, but my first rental place when I got there. I only lived there for a year, but I feel like I did a lot of living during that year. Lots of great memories. The place itself was far from perfect. It had heavily varnished floors that the varnish would peel off from in...
Dec 12th
For some reason, apparently locking your house is a redneck thing to do? That seems counter-intuitive. Yet I base this observation on my recent trip to Lowe’s. They were out of “plain” (ie, normal metal) keys. My choices, thus, were: Harley-Davidson, airbrushed flames, various NASCAR designs, American flag + eagle, and tie-dye. Classy with a K. I opted for the Harley-Davidson,...
Dec 8th
“Five more suits, all later dismissed, were filed in Hawaii by a person who is...”
– Chicago Tribune article about all the Obama-citizenship lawsuits. Or, alternately, Mad Libs. I am not sure which.
Dec 7th