scottieking

I think it happened today. This morning. Driving to work with the knowledge that I had indeed reached the point of my life were I have bought into it all (the car, the house, the "wife", the socially responsibile job), and therefore, sold out. At no time can I sanely pull out. The inner bandito is gone and any attempts I make to tap into the madness and ride the snake are mere insults to the magic hat that I used to so proudly sport.

Man, I wonder if my students know I'm having a small nervous breakdown at my desk here.

Oh, I have every intention of answering.

I'm just going to wait a bit.

At what point did you sell out?

C'mon, we've all done it. Just admit it. It feels good to be honest.

Bobby, Terry, Sally

Unbelieveable! I was thinking about you all day. Those pictures of Ben are great. What an experience. Thanks for sharing.

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Congrats! It's an intense experience. Love it one day, hate it the next.

Check the plumbing though. I just moved into my place in December and had to replace the collasped clay tile sewer to the tune of $3500!

have fun.

Union? Man, I really, really think this should be renamed the state of the empire address. If you read into what GWB is saying, he's not talking to Joe Nebraska, he's laying it down for the whole of the world. "Iran, I'm looking at you Iran!"

2006 elections down there are going to be interesting.

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From Denis Leary's No Cure for Cancer:

I mean Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi in a helicopter. Come on, folks. "Get on that helicopter John. Shut the fuck up and get on that helicopter! There's a hair dresser in there. Yeah, go ahead in there, yeah yeah."

Subway Melt - Ham, Turkey, Bacon

Don't melt. Swiss Cheese. Lettuce. Onions. Green Pepper. Hot Pepper. Extra Mayo. Alternate between Sweet Onion Sauce and Chipotle.

I could order that in my sleep I've eaten it so many times.

Any numbness? When you wake up especially? Could be carpal tunnel syndrome.

I love the Rock!

Oh wait...

I do love Allan Rock. My favorite health minister and the guy who personally chaffauered John and Yoko around Ottawa in 69. A bonafide Trudeauite and my kinda Liberal.

Settle down, folks. The lefties have got them surrounded. The Cons aren't going anywhere scary....for now. Worry if they do a good enough job. Or team up with the Bloc. Or gain support in Quebec.

No results here until 9:30pm!! How's it turning out?

I think in general it's easy to throw stones on the internet. And it's easier to throw those stones if the people you are throwing the stones at don't know you are throwing the stones.

Who looks like the winner? That smug bastard....

From the Jomomma thread:

"i totally support all people out there makiong music, but if you're going to put yourself out there, ypou should be prepared for negative feedback. for every one person who like your band there are thousands who don't." DJED

The same, it would seem, goes for opinions.

Everyone on this board at one period or another has drawn fire or given it. DJED was/is a heavy hitter, but as some of our past champions know, hit smarter, not harder or eventually the fire's is going to get heavy.

in (town for the whole weekend!!)

What are the odds we can make second set of Slammin Jack?

How do you say Happy Birthday in British?

Have a good one!

Brad, that is a great book!

Flipping back and forth between:

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything -Steven Levitt (Author), Stephen J. Dubner

And

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking -

Malcolm Gladwell

Both of which are really really good nonfiction and so far, highly recommendable.