strategy

Iraq is suffering under the United States' new strategy of besieging them with lawyers. Armed with subpoenas, writs, claims, and tax forms, the insurgents have no hope but to submit to the paperwork. The weight of the paperwork is now roughly equivalent to ordinance dropped on Iraq.

The good news, while many may lose their lives in this noble cause, the US is improved by fewer lawyers.

Thanksgiving question ...

Which has more fat? Does number one, two, or three have the most fat? Well, it's not number two. Thanks for more food than we can eat in a week, hence -- turkey sandwiches, ala king, flambe, jerk turkey, soup, turkey casserole, etc. Take only what you can eat? Eat only what your body can take.

Yesterday's gone

My work yesterday was like this ...
nothing, slow, steady, full, crazy -- open space where I went to my happy place -- crazy, full, steady, slow, nothing

Pets shipped frozen fresh ...

to your door in 48 hours or less, guaranteed. Just let them warm up in room temperature and your pet will frolic like a happy leprechaun.

Thanks to Cerpicio for the photo

Wile E. Coyote

Wile E. Coyote, resting after hours on the watch.

I was lucky to have been allowed to sit with Wile E. for his discussion on how to capture the elusive Road Runner. Sadly, he was not successful during my stay with him, but he had the right gear. He showed me his accuracy with his weapon and with scope and binoculars he found many different prey beasts that he described with lip-smacking and mouth noises. I never did find out how he was a coyote with such phenomenal means -- able to buy equipment that I never knew existed.

Thanks for nothing

I bought a battery for the car. The design of the engine compartment makes changing it, well ... not simple.

Hey, nutjobs! If you design it impossible, then free oil, battery or whatever, changes should come with it. I found out on the year previous, you had to remove a wheel to get to the battery. What company chair approved that design?

toupee or not toupee

I got a great rumor ... interesting, nonetheless, that someone at work has a "nice looking", realistic toupee, perhaps. There is no open confession of, "yes ... it's a toupee", but reactions and suspicions arise around a person and his toupee. I never noticed, but then again, I never cared. Toupees are make up for the follicle vain.

Moa & Nixon book

So far, the format is junk, but I'll stick with it for a while. It started with:
Abstract
Intro
Initialize
Begin

Well, the basics are for people who don't know -- sadly, not something I can easily skip through while listening. Communism, isolationism, idealogical differences, trade agreements. The purpose of the trip was clear, but I didn't know that it took three years of working to get to a point where Nixon could get there.

I was ... cough

wrong. Oh my, I wrote it! I was wrong. I will now write that Reagan was guilty in being human, having two weaknesses; trust in others -- even to his undoing, and in never firing someone, as he needed to do. Both of these are typical frailties of humans. I somewhat doubt that he was unaware of the contra deal, but with his delegation of tasks to others, it is not impossible. Therefore, I feel that history will and should look favorably upon his presidency. Damn my persistence!

secret day is outie

Happy birthday Carrie!

Who would worry about an innie "secret" when an outie is good? I'm not trying to be navally retentive, but valleys and hills can be equally beautiful.

drove a friend to hospital today

A family friend called ... kidney stones, had to go to hospital. I was, of course, on my way to work but certainly pitched in to help the poor man. Ouch! I called after work to find that he was discharged. I understand that he passed one.

What's worse than waiting for

What's worse than waiting for a train? There was two.

despite

my misgivings and prior disgruntlements about Reagan, I have a little greater appreciation for him, after hearing some of his diaries. I could go into a rant of, "How can you say someone is important if they don't have their picture on bubblegum cards"+, but that wouldn't be for much effort.


+ Peanuts

Good man

House 79 of State Representation, Indiana. Mike Ripley.

He believes that marriage is a union between one man and one woman. check
He believes we should not use money for illegal immigrants. check
He believes we should better protect veterans and families for their services, sacrifices. check

Huh ... no doubt, he asks for input, holds stances that are mostly inarguable, how could I go wrong? He's always had my vote. Thanks Mike!

Hey man!

Is that "Freedom Rock", man?
"Yeah."

"Well, turn it off, man."

BTW: Thanks MR for fixing my idiocy ... well, in this case anyway

Am I fearful?

I don't fear others ... I fear myself, what I could be, what I can do.

I might be the sword in the stone -- the symbol and weapon used so that others may "rightfully" rule. I may also be the beast of the apocalypse, who directs people to a false god, the anti-Christ, thereby damning them. Really, I fear the damage I can do as a person. I could do good (not to be confused with well), but my capacity for evil is as equal to my surrender to my human weaknesses, which are many.

insidious

Or maybe it's Darth Sidious, either way, kickbacks are business practice. I was trying to learn one thing, learned yet a dark thing still. So, to whom do we pay protection money, I wonder. Hmmm, I'm a definitely not staying there for the "four course" meal, but rather will finish with my second course and be done there.

Despite gloom... lovely colors of

Despite gloom... lovely colors of autumn. Thanks, God, for car good on rain & colors-however dimmed.

nightowl

Monday 5 - closing
Tuesday not at work
Wednesday 2 - 10
Thursday 5 - closing
Friday 5 - 11
Saturday 5 - closing
Sunday 4 - 10
Monday 4 - closing

My first three hours of work today

looked like this! Only, where I was, I think Satan was in the background laughing at me. Damn him!