The gambler. I miss good story songs. they hit their peak in the 70's i guess. Top 5 story songs:
1. Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown (Jim Croce had several great story songs)
2. I shot the Sheriff (Bob Marley's version, not clapton's)
3. Coward of the County (kenny rogers--the gambler just missed this list)
4. Fire and Rain (James Taylor)
5. Ballad of Davy Crockett (i don't know who sang it and don't really care. More historical figures should have songs and t.v.shows)
I'm on vacation next week. It will be a home improvement vacation. No fun, just work around the house. I'll be glad to be away from work.
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Boredom overtook him and he began to sleep
anyone know what song that line is from? ok, I realized my life was entirely boring and nothing but the same routine. Let me give you the official timeline:
5-6am: Wake up and go to gym
6-7:50am: Shower, get dressed, eat breakfast
7:50-8:20am: Drive to work.
8:20-8:30am: Arrive at work and try to get ready.
8:30-5:30pm: Work
5:30-6pm: drive home
6-7pm: fix and eat dinner
7-9pm: relax, watch tv, read, chores, play with the dogs
9-5am: Sleep
Depressing
anyone know what song that line is from? ok, I realized my life was entirely boring and nothing but the same routine. Let me give you the official timeline:
5-6am: Wake up and go to gym
6-7:50am: Shower, get dressed, eat breakfast
7:50-8:20am: Drive to work.
8:20-8:30am: Arrive at work and try to get ready.
8:30-5:30pm: Work
5:30-6pm: drive home
6-7pm: fix and eat dinner
7-9pm: relax, watch tv, read, chores, play with the dogs
9-5am: Sleep
Depressing
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Tuesday isn't Tuesday without TMQ
One of my favorite Web writers, Gregg Easterbrook, wrote something really stupid last week on one website and now he's been taken off of page 2 on ESPN.com. I looked forward to reading his column about the NFL every Tuesday. (TMQ=Tuesday Morning Quarterback). He basically called out the CEO of Disney (which owns ESPN) for releasing the movie Kill Bill, which Easterbrook thinks glorifies violence. Kill Bill was released by Miramax which Disney also owns.
So, yet another reason media consolidation is evil. Writers can't criticize anyone without getting fired because everyone is their boss. Maybe Easterbrook will show up on Fox Sports?
One of my favorite Web writers, Gregg Easterbrook, wrote something really stupid last week on one website and now he's been taken off of page 2 on ESPN.com. I looked forward to reading his column about the NFL every Tuesday. (TMQ=Tuesday Morning Quarterback). He basically called out the CEO of Disney (which owns ESPN) for releasing the movie Kill Bill, which Easterbrook thinks glorifies violence. Kill Bill was released by Miramax which Disney also owns.
So, yet another reason media consolidation is evil. Writers can't criticize anyone without getting fired because everyone is their boss. Maybe Easterbrook will show up on Fox Sports?
Monday, October 20, 2003
Weekend recap
Finished Catch-22. Don't think it ends up in my top 5 but it's really good. I understand a little better the comparisons to The Catcher in the Rye. The whole Holden-Yossarian fight, escape from, rebellion against authority. Especially the escape from part. When I first read Catcher, it made me want to run away from junior high. Now I want to run away from work.
Now reading A Fine Balance. Randomly picked it up at the library. My review so far is that it has to do with India.
Bought a new couch (two living room house = two couches). Also some new pots and pans. I was hoping they would cook the meal automatically but so far no luck.
At the mall, saw a co-worker. I knew her name but don't know anything else about her. It's weird seeing someone from work outside work. I thought my co-workers just stayed in their cubes, to be there whenever I come in in the morning.
Finished Catch-22. Don't think it ends up in my top 5 but it's really good. I understand a little better the comparisons to The Catcher in the Rye. The whole Holden-Yossarian fight, escape from, rebellion against authority. Especially the escape from part. When I first read Catcher, it made me want to run away from junior high. Now I want to run away from work.
Now reading A Fine Balance. Randomly picked it up at the library. My review so far is that it has to do with India.
Bought a new couch (two living room house = two couches). Also some new pots and pans. I was hoping they would cook the meal automatically but so far no luck.
At the mall, saw a co-worker. I knew her name but don't know anything else about her. It's weird seeing someone from work outside work. I thought my co-workers just stayed in their cubes, to be there whenever I come in in the morning.
Friday, October 17, 2003
when will the slurs against illiterate cave dwellers stop?
Funny story in the Seattle P-I. If you can't call potential jurors "illiterate cave dwellers" (especially when they are in Kentucky) what can you call them? I don't guess any illiterate cave dwellers will complain about being compared to people in Kentucky.
Everyone hoping for a Cubs-Red Sox series and we get the damn Yankees again. Go Fish!
My knees hurt from running and lifting and climbing stairs and I want to go home.
Funny story in the Seattle P-I. If you can't call potential jurors "illiterate cave dwellers" (especially when they are in Kentucky) what can you call them? I don't guess any illiterate cave dwellers will complain about being compared to people in Kentucky.
Everyone hoping for a Cubs-Red Sox series and we get the damn Yankees again. Go Fish!
My knees hurt from running and lifting and climbing stairs and I want to go home.
Thursday, October 16, 2003
another day
Another undignified death.
I hate doing dishes. I wish I could post a picture of the sink. Not a pretty sight. I have a dishwasher. It's not like I have to take the dishes down to the river and pound them on rocks to get them clean.
Catch-22 is becoming one of my new favorite books.
Favorite books:
1. The Sun Also Rises
2. Catcher in the Rye
3. The Shining
4. Their Eyes Were Watching God
5. Who Moved My Cheese?
Another undignified death.
I hate doing dishes. I wish I could post a picture of the sink. Not a pretty sight. I have a dishwasher. It's not like I have to take the dishes down to the river and pound them on rocks to get them clean.
Catch-22 is becoming one of my new favorite books.
Favorite books:
1. The Sun Also Rises
2. Catcher in the Rye
3. The Shining
4. Their Eyes Were Watching God
5. Who Moved My Cheese?
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Glad I didn't vote
How do people like Cheney keep getting jobs? Kind of makes you ill when you realize Bush/Cheney is just a front for oil companies and defense contractors.
On the other hand, you could have voted for Gore/Lieberman. I actually think a campaign based on just really simplistic answers would probably do very well. I don't know if it would win the Presidency, but it could do better than Nader did.
Every leaf in my neighborhood ended up in my pool this morning. I don't even have a tree in my backyard. Anyone need mulch?
How do people like Cheney keep getting jobs? Kind of makes you ill when you realize Bush/Cheney is just a front for oil companies and defense contractors.
On the other hand, you could have voted for Gore/Lieberman. I actually think a campaign based on just really simplistic answers would probably do very well. I don't know if it would win the Presidency, but it could do better than Nader did.
Every leaf in my neighborhood ended up in my pool this morning. I don't even have a tree in my backyard. Anyone need mulch?
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Reading Catch-22. Kind of ashamed that I hadn't read it before. I've laughed out loud several times. Interesting that Amazon.com suggests The Catcher in the Rye to go with it. I've read Catcher several times and so far wouldn't put them together. Maybe that's me.
I'm feeling quite overwhelmed at work. Too many projects with too many meetings. Yuck!
Interesting article at Salon.com (subscription or day pass required to see the whole thing--go for the day pass, it's cheap!). Excerpts from Enron employees' emails. Quite entertaining! Also shows Rep. Tom DeLay in a negative light. (Warning: link may contain propaganda-type substance) .
I'm feeling quite overwhelmed at work. Too many projects with too many meetings. Yuck!
Interesting article at Salon.com (subscription or day pass required to see the whole thing--go for the day pass, it's cheap!). Excerpts from Enron employees' emails. Quite entertaining! Also shows Rep. Tom DeLay in a negative light. (Warning: link may contain propaganda-type substance) .
Monday, October 13, 2003
Lazy and good for nothing...
So, I don't update on weekends. I'm lazy, so what. This weekend was a pretty typical lay around the house type of weekend. Did install a new light for over the kitchen table. I hate electricity. I should be Amish. Probably would except for the booze and motorcycles and computers.
UT pissed me off. What else is new?
So, I don't update on weekends. I'm lazy, so what. This weekend was a pretty typical lay around the house type of weekend. Did install a new light for over the kitchen table. I hate electricity. I should be Amish. Probably would except for the booze and motorcycles and computers.
UT pissed me off. What else is new?
Friday, October 10, 2003
Stop feeling sorry for yourself
Sometime ago I wrote about not liking sick people. Pet peeve #2: People who feel sorry for themselves. We all do it at times but I don't want to be around somebody else when they are in that mood. My instincts just want to shake them, and tell them to snap the hell out of it. You big baby!
Sometime ago I wrote about not liking sick people. Pet peeve #2: People who feel sorry for themselves. We all do it at times but I don't want to be around somebody else when they are in that mood. My instincts just want to shake them, and tell them to snap the hell out of it. You big baby!
Thursday, October 09, 2003
So Annoying!
My socks were all wrinkled up in my shoe. Nothing like taking your shoes off at work to straighten out your socks.
I tried increasing the intensity of my run this morning but I am such a wuss that I gave up right at the end. So I ran an 8 minute mile at a 1% incline for 25 minutes. Then I tried to increase it to a 7 1/2 m. mile for the last five minutes. I lasted 2. So sad. Next Tuesday I will start at the 7 1/2 m. mile. NO STOPPING!!!
Why don't they ban 18wheelers from the roads during rush hour. Say from 7-8:30 am and then from 5-6:30 pm? Seems like a good idea to me.
My socks were all wrinkled up in my shoe. Nothing like taking your shoes off at work to straighten out your socks.
I tried increasing the intensity of my run this morning but I am such a wuss that I gave up right at the end. So I ran an 8 minute mile at a 1% incline for 25 minutes. Then I tried to increase it to a 7 1/2 m. mile for the last five minutes. I lasted 2. So sad. Next Tuesday I will start at the 7 1/2 m. mile. NO STOPPING!!!
Why don't they ban 18wheelers from the roads during rush hour. Say from 7-8:30 am and then from 5-6:30 pm? Seems like a good idea to me.
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Still reading The Dark Bride. It's a fictional account of a journalist researching the story of a Columbian prostitute and her village. So far (chapter 31 right now), it seems like there is so much that one can take away from the stories that each person tells in the book. I'm trying to take in as much as I can. Once i've finished i'll decide what i want from it.
Heard on the radio this morning on the way back from the gym, that Larry Flynt got over 6000 votes in the CA recall election. The announcer said 6669, but that seems like a made up number.
Heard on the radio this morning on the way back from the gym, that Larry Flynt got over 6000 votes in the CA recall election. The announcer said 6669, but that seems like a made up number.
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
Why no subway?and I don't mean sandwich shops: Big debate in Houston about Metro, light rail and building more highways. I think building more highways will fail. Look how crowded Beltway 8 is now. A few years ago it was wide open. Now it's as bad as 610. Why is Dallas the only city in Texas with mass transit that involves more than buses or an HOV lane?
Last night just watched baseball and football. Living on the west coast was so nice for watching sports. Monday Night Football games were over by 10. I've only watched one complete MNF game since moving to Texas.
Working out is getting a habit. I think you have to do something for 6 weeks for it to be a habit (maybe it's 2 weeks). I keep getting better at lifting and running longer/faster. I can hear the scientists talking about how they can build me "Better, Stronger, Faster".
Last night just watched baseball and football. Living on the west coast was so nice for watching sports. Monday Night Football games were over by 10. I've only watched one complete MNF game since moving to Texas.
Working out is getting a habit. I think you have to do something for 6 weeks for it to be a habit (maybe it's 2 weeks). I keep getting better at lifting and running longer/faster. I can hear the scientists talking about how they can build me "Better, Stronger, Faster".
Monday, October 06, 2003
Finished Angela's Ashes. Now am reading The Dark Bride. I think by reading Affluenza, Angela's Ashes, and now The Dark Bride, I will fully understand and appreciate how blessed I am. And maybe even take steps to reduce my lifestyle and realize I don't need the latest gadgets or the most expensive this or that to be happy. Maybe.
Never tried an Irish Car Bomb (and don't really like the name) but I think it's my new favorite drink.
Never tried an Irish Car Bomb (and don't really like the name) but I think it's my new favorite drink.
Friday, October 03, 2003
Early review of Angela's Ashes: So far, heartbreaking. However, I wish I had the opportunity to walk down to the pub and get a pint of Guinness whenever I want.
Top 5 beers that i've had:
1. Guinness
2. Pyramid Apricot Ale
3. Rogue Beer Dead Guy Ale
4. Redhook Nut Brown Ale
5. Bass Pale Ale
5a. Black and Tan (Bass + Guinness)
Top 5 beers that i've had:
1. Guinness
2. Pyramid Apricot Ale
3. Rogue Beer Dead Guy Ale
4. Redhook Nut Brown Ale
5. Bass Pale Ale
5a. Black and Tan (Bass + Guinness)
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Interesting article in Slate that relates to my thoughts on Affluenza. Why would I buy something because I'm lonely? Wouldn't I be less lonely if I met somebody or talked to my family? Marketers are evil geniuses. I used to think lawyers were the worst profession. Now I think they are second to marketers.
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