Random Access

Monday – 24 October 2011
Even for a Monday, it’s not a bad day. It’s kicking off an extra-abbreviated work week, as I’m taking Wednesday off for my birthday and this week contains my 9/80 Friday off. And… this Friday will be my first day taking care of the girls by myself. (Pray for us. Pray hard.) It should be fine. At least, I’m not anticipating any problems.

This morning, the girls ate around 0500 and weren’t up for a feeding before I left. While this means that I missed out on pre-work kid cuddles, it also means that I got to sleep in a bit. (Translation: “I intentionally ignored two alarms and got some extra sleep.”) And it was good. In fact, I think that’s a key reason why this Monday started particularly well.

And… the Ravens are playing in tonight’s Monday Night Football game.

Stray Toasters

• The 2011 Esquire Guide to Choosing a Hallowe’en Costume
  At this point, if I do wear a costume for handing out candy, it will probably be either my GL or Jedi costume.
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• What If We Paid Off the Debt? The Secret Government Report
• My Gmail Inbox is (finally) down to 21 items. It was over 4,000 on Saturday.
• A Hearing Aid That Cuts Out All the Clatter
• Who Else Was Hit by the RSA Attackers?
• Deck the malls: Vacancies rise as holidays approach
  During out errand-running yesterday, I was a little surprised to see how many merchandisers had moved most/all of their Hallowe’en items to “Sale” and/or “Clearance” racks to make space for their Christmas products.
• This, however, is an… interesting… mash-up of the two holidays: Zombie Nativity Set
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• 99 Quick Health Secrets for Men
• Ray Villafane Carves the World’s Largest Pumpkin into an Intricate, Spine-Tingling Sculpture, by way of
• Apple’s Lower Prices Are All Part of the Plan
• WeWOOD Time Pieces