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I’m home

OMG, I’m so happy to be back at The Compound. The dogs are glad to see us, but not hysterical about it, which just shows how secure and happy Tim keeps them when we’re away.

Tons of stuff to post over the next few days, but first I have to say two things.

1. The trees of the Gulf Coast have had the hell beaten out of them by Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike, and I saw more of that on this trip than on any other I’ve taken since 2005.
2. I’m not one to criticize people for how they mourn. However, in case I haven’t mentioned this before, if I ever die on or near a road in some vehicular mishap, if anyone puts up a cross or heart or other marker on that spot emblazoned with my name or plastic flowers or anything else, I will haunt that person.

More later…

Hump Day Happy

Today is a travel day, so it may require some patience on your part. However, if you want something to be happy about from this book:

comment with a page number between 1 and 611, and another number between 1 and 25, and this little…er, troll? Goblin? Gargoyle? will give you an answer as soon as he can.

Button Sunday

On this day in 1790, George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address. Contrary to what some believe, I wasn’t there.

Transposing a couple of numbers: Washington could never have predicted a second British invasion less than two centuries later which would come to its official end during a last recording session in the wee hours of the morning on this date in 1970.

Hump Day Happy

At least I think it’s Wednesday. I only have seconds to post, because I’m en route from one city to another, and my Internet time is running out quickly. However, I wanted to give you an opportunity to comment with a page number between 1 and 611, and another number between 1 and 25, so I can find you something to be happy about from this book.

 

 

Although I may be unable to give you the answer until late tonight or tomorrow, isn’t happiness a great way to start the new year? Everyone be joyful and safe, and I’ll leave you with a view I stopped and shot this morning.

 

 

Hump Day Happy

In honor of Lindsey’s last post, I decided to share an old friend with you. This guy and I have logged a lot of hours together. During some of the best and worst times of my life, he was with me, always ready to give me a way to see the world–and sometimes buffer me from it. I was never as good as my old Canon deserved, but who knows what we may yet do together.

 

 

I hope you’ll comment with a page number between 1 and 611, and another number between 1 and 25, so this book can provide a Christmas Eve gift to be happy about.

Confirmation of my skepticism AND that reading is hot

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rolled my eyes when people share “What I’m Reading” on their blogs. And this story from BBC News explains why.

Nearly half of all men and one-third of women have lied about what they have read to try to impress friends or potential partners, a survey suggests.

Men were most likely to do this to appear intellectual or romantic, found the poll of 1,500 people by Populus for the National Year of Reading campaign.

The men polled said they would be most impressed by women who read news websites, Shakespeare or song lyrics.

Women said men should have read Nelson Mandela’s biography or Shakespeare.

Among the 1,500 who took part in the research were 864 teenagers.

About four in 10 of the 1,500 said they had lied about what they had read to impress friends or potential partners – 46% of men and 33% of women.

Among teenagers, the figure rose to 74%, with most saying they would pretend to have read social networking pages or song lyrics.

One in five adults said they would read their chosen material whilst waiting for their date to arrive in the hope of making a good first impression.

Honor Wilson-Fletcher, director of the National Year of Reading campaign, said: “Reading is a brilliant tool for self-expression.

“I love the fact that every generation seems to know that it can help us all increase our potential appeal in the search for love and romance.

“For all the talk of our superficial obsession with beauty, it looks like underneath it all we know that brains contribute to sex appeal too.”

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/7776046.stm
Published: 2008/12/11 02:47:26 GMT