bald rhetoric

who did it?

alright. who did it? who signed me up on the bunny 30 second movies mailing list? i got a link to their newest production of titanic. whomever it was, thanks. thanks a lot. no. really. thanks.

this wasn't in the contract

i have found the first negative effect of my new xm radio. it may lead to the end of my marriage. on our way to work this morning(we commute together), karen bypassed dramarama, siouxsie and the banshees & radiohead & stopped on debbie gibson. i am lucky we both made it to work. for all you unmarried couples out there, please make sure your music tastes are compatible before taking the plunge!!!

a bit excessive?

i found out yesterday that a friend i work w/was arrested outside our building friday as he arrived at work. he was double cuffed(he's very well built & couldn't get his hands close enough behind his back) & stuffed in the cruiser. what did he do? robbery? assault? drugs? nope. he had expired plates from may & when the officer ran his plates he found a warrant for an unpaid ticket in one of our burbs. my friend had the paper w/him that proved he had paid the ticket & fixed everything, so the warrant was obviously no longer valid. still, the officer arrested him in front of everyone at work. to make matter worse, the city that arrested him was not the city that issued the warrant. he was driven to an intersection, taken

ruiser, uncuffed, given to a cop from the other burb, cuffed again & put in another cruiser. so, not only was he humiliated in front of his co-workers for a bogus reason, he was embarassed again at a public intersection. is this the normal type of treatment that people get from the cops on traffic violations? it just seemed a bit harsh. maybe the cop could have escorted him to the other burb's PD instead of doing it in front of his place of employment. now, everyone saw him arrested & doesn't know it was for such a bogus charge. knowing human nature, they are going to assume the worst.

houston, we have a connection

i'm totally geeked out. i picked up a delphi roadie this weekend for the endeavour. i now have xm radio!!! i've wanted this for over a year & karen finally gave in. it was a great deal(which helped to convice scrooge..er, i mean karen) to go for it. add to that the fact that her parents' new car has xm & she finally heard it & liked it. her mom convinced her that we should get it. i can send off for a free home adapter so i can listen in the house too. sweet. i'm overly excited & all a flutter.

probably biased but...

this story has some interesting tidbits. wonder if the mainstream media will pick it up & run w/it? what am i talking about? an article based on interviews w/white house aides that paints a picture of an unstable man in the oval office. this is a must read.

ouch

i ended up using my mental health day doing more labor than relaxation. i finally did a landscaping job i had been putting off for about 3yrs. i removed sections of my lawn in the back to connect two existing beds, put down weed shield & replaced all the existing wood dividers w/professional grade dividers/borders. that was yesterday. today, karen & i planted flowers, veggies & laid down mulch. my lower back is now DOA. why didn't i listen to zoot & kimberlee?