So Calvin and Hobbes, huh?

Apparently it's very good! This one made me laugh to the point of tears. Well, the tears were from the ensuing coughing fit, but still, quite a feat.

Shhh ...

Every little pitter patter or whisper in this blog is at risk of provoking ire in others. I'm giving my cyber self a makeover just because of how angry some people are getting. I even had to delete one post, and one paragraph from another post!

A special present for who can tell me what post I deleted, and a VERY special present for who can tell me what paragraph I deleted. Seriously. I challenge you. YOU HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED!

spring break 2008

where i'll be in 26 hours, you should be excited for me.

you can't deny that you love this

my heart just turned into a fuzzy little bunny.

yaaaaaaay!!!

suck it, blue cross blue shield!

House bill mandates mental health coverage


Also, sign this!

I'm Writing a Potboiler

It's a horrifying Frankenstein of Oprah's Book Club favorites and find yourself / enhance your life guides and lady detective club government conspiracy mystery suspense thrillers.

Fuck art, go commerce.

things y'all should know, part 1

A solid one percent of the US population is in prison these days.

From today's New York Times:

Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million. Another 723,000 people are in local jails. The number of American adults is about 230 million, meaning that one in every 99.1 adults is behind bars.

Incarceration rates are even higher for some groups. One in 36 Hispanic adults is behind bars, based on Justice Department figures for 2006. One in 15 black adults is, too, as is one in nine black men between the ages of 20 and 34.

This is, of course, quite natural! According to a Professor Paul Cassell, from the University of Utah, who gets quoted later on in the article,

"One out of every 100 adults is behind bars because one out of every 100 adults has committed a serious criminal offense."

Two and a Half Years Later ...

... this still makes me laugh.



That and the CD I made to accompany it, "Music for Life Talks." The track list:

1. "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
2. "I Love You, Always Forever" - Donna Lewis
3. "Only Time" - Enya
4. "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
5. "I Love You, Always Forever" - Donna Lewis
6. "Only Time" - Enya
7. "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
8. "I Love You, Always Forever" - Donna Lewis
9. "Only Time" - Enya
10. "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
11. "I Love You, Always Forever" - Donna Lewis
12. "Only Time" - Enya
13. "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
14. "I Love You, Always Forever" - Donna Lewis
15. "Only Time" - Enya
16. "Tiny Dancer" - Elton John

Ahh, what a great mix ...

When Frank Gallaugher fell off a roof and almost died, I gave him this CD and a biography of Clarence Thomas, with the inscription, "This book got me through some tough times. Hopefully, it can do the same for you."

That was one of my prouder moments.

Missed Connections

Everyone knows about Missed Connections on craigslist, right? It's that place everyone likes to go and say, "Aw, these poor, pathetic people. How sad humanity can be."

Right! That place!

Well I was with a semi-friend, hanging out with him and about five of my semi-friend's friends, and Missed Connections came up.

"Oh, I saw myself on Missed Connections again."

"Yeah, I saw that, too. I'm on there at least twice this week?"

"Really? God, you're always on there."

"I haven't seen Michael on there in a while."

"Strange, Michael's alwas on it."

I just sat in silent awe. These people are finding themselves on Missed Connections? I've never found a missed connection about me. Do I just not check it regularly?

Well I started to. Nope, no missed connections about me. Yet these guys are apparently missing connections all over the greater Philadelphia area.

My goal: have someone miss my connection!

How do I achieve this? Wink at strangers? Stand around mysteriously and seductively in oft frequented places? I do now know. But I'm going to get one, damnit! I'll even race someone for a missed connection.

The Problem Solver

Looks like the #1 Solver of Problems (that's me!) has some competition. Check out this craigslist ad I found:

YOUR WORST PROBLEM FIXED

What is your WORST problem?
Business or Personal

Wouldn’t it be great to put it behind you?

Let me know what it is (or what they are) and,

I’ll tell you if I can solve them. It won’t cost you a penny to find out.

I look forward to hearing from you.

The Problem Solver


Worst problem:

2nd worst problem:

3rd Worst problem:

Other problems:

That is so something I would do! I am jealous that they thought of it first. Well they didn't really, but he sure capitalized on it first. I like the way this person thinks, and I want to go into business with them.