So I'm finally reading To Kill A Mockingbird about 12 years too late - but , lets be real, high school was a time for drinking, not reading. I wonder if I can still turn in the book report for any credit? I'm bettin' ... NO.
Good book so far- so far being page 95. I had some prunes with breakfast so I bet I make it at least another 40 pages or so today ...

Deep thoughts by Jem Finch, upon finding two Indian Head pennies:

"...They're real strong magic, they make you have good luck. Not like fried chicken when you're not lookin' for it, but things like long life 'n' good health, 'n' passin' six weeks tests... "

Fried chicken? Wha?

Just one of those random thoughts after a long day of working in the ER:

If you are doing a job that requires you to be covered in gasoline all day - I suggest you skip the smoke breaks. That is, unless you like the smell of burning skin and hair... a smell that after today I will never get out of my nostrils.

Unfortunately, he lived. I need to learn to walk slower when my damn beeper goes off. So we saved yet another lilypad in the shallow end of the gene pool.

I wonder... will I ever stop being amazed at the dumb things people do to themselves?

The thing about watching Tv with the sound down is that you are never really sure what is actually going on.

Is there a new Olympic sport called "Woman Toss" ? I could swear that was what I was watching last night.

This guy should have won the gold on pure style and distance. It helps that he picked a woman that is so skinny and pointy and aerodynamic.


From what I gather, these women have some adhesive quality to them, which makes a quick release difficult.









Ah, the thrill of the Olympics!!! Next Winter games look for sports such as Frozen Pole Licking and Goosebump Leghair Growing.

Just an Update:
Working, Working, spent two days in Oklahoma with my Grandmother, working, working, occasional glass of wine, watch the Olympics until way past my bedtime, working, beat the dog, working, freeze my ass off, and working. Not really worth waiting for the page to download, was it?

More old pictures of drunk, happy people. I especially like the one of Ginger and Charlie - it cracks me up everytime I look at it.

This past Friday we had our gas shut off do to a miscommunication- I was under the impression that hiding the gas bill under a pile of stuff on the coffee table was the same as paying it. Apparently, that’s not one of the payment options listed in the TERMINATION NOTICE. Our gas usage has gone up by 20% in the last six months, but somehow our bill went up by 500%. Is that kind of an increase legal? I have bitched constantly about it, as have millions of others I’m sure, but I have also been keeping up with paying the bill- I guess until now. Considering that there is no negotiating with the gas company (fuckers), their bills are more of “ransom note” or “ hostage demands lists”. Our gas bill was under one hundred dollars, but after all the fees and a hefty deposit it cost me almost five hundred to get it reconnected. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have a Just in case I use the gas bill as a Coaster fund that has a few extra hundred dollars socked away. I just happened to have the money because it was payday ( almost like they planned that) but even after I paid the damn thing it took them three days to get out here. We already had plans to be out of town over the weekend so the fact that they didn’t turn our gas back on until Monday wasn’t a huge issue, but I am still making a voodoo doll of the gas man for good measure. So I guess the moral of this story is that Atmos energy sucks, and, like a psycho wife -when they say they’ll cut it off – they mean it.

Everything is fine now, and I am properly medicated. Just wanted to rant.

Mental note: must find way to stick it to the man.


On a lighter note:

Here are some pictures from the quick football game the guys played while we were in the Metroplex this weekend to celebrate Jeff’s birthday. Jeff is the world’s biggest Steelers fan and they won the Superbowl on his birthday. It’s gonna be hard to top that for next year’s birthday.

Jeff, you are now officially too old for this shit. Happy Big Three-Ohhhhh !
Featured pictures include Jeff, Jason, Monte, Jeff's dad - Dan the Man, and a bunch of young guys that I don't know.