Monday
And not a bad start to the week, either. The work day went quickly. The afternoon included stops at Home Depot and Circuit City; I left both places empty-handed.

Interesting sidenote: We had gone to this Circuit City a month ago – we are/were looking into getting Vonage. They had signs that basically made the adapters less than free. That’s right… you actually MADE money on this deal. Sure, it was only 1¢, but that’s still Circuit City and/or Linksys and/or Vonage paying you to get a Vonage adapter.

The problem: The rebate expired two days before we got there.

When I went into Circuit City today, the same signs – with the April expiration date – were still there. Ô_õ

The day was capped with coffee in the company of , and at Cocoa Caffe. We were later joined by a rather tired .

News
Morning Edition: Jonesing for Fries? Blame the Cave Men
Talk of the Nation: Recalling Psychologist and Civil Rights Activist Kenneth Clark
Day to Day: Is Texas Hold ‘Em Illegal in Texas?
All Things Considered: Challenges of Gaining Asylum in the U.S.
All Things Considered: This I Believe: There Is Such a Thing as Truth
All Things Considered: Brain Implant Offers Hope for Severely Depressed
Fresh Air: A Handbook to Robert Crumb

Stray Toasters

  • Not only did I have cotton candy tonight, I played online poker, too.
    Cards ‘n’ candy. Nice combination.

  • And, speaking of candy: Seven Deadly Sins…. with gummy bears
  • Reason #3824771 (Subsection 101-L) of “Why Aaron McGruder Makes Me Smile”
  • It seems as though The Crow: Wicked Prayer, the fourth movie in the series, will not be released theatrically, after all.
    It’s going directly to DVD.
    Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

  • Princess Dave.
  • “I didn’t even read the book and I still loved it.” –
  • Songs on my playlist at work that make me grin:
    • Peanuts Theme
    • We Have All the Time in the World by Louis Armstrong (from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”)
    • Summertime Blues by Rush (This just sounds like they had a ball playing it.)
    • Ghetto Gospel by Tupac (Of course, given the fact that I work with a group of very conservative people, just about ANY rap makes my inner anarchist smile. DMX’ Party Up came on this morning and I almost laughed out loud. Fortunately – for them – I listen to my music on headphones. Although, the thought of watching heads go ‘splodey when the beat drops does make me grin, too.)
    • Iko Iko by Dr. John
    • Buddy Holly by Weezer (How can you not like a song that starts off with “What’s with these homies dissin’ my girl?”)
  • By way of Comics2Film’s DCG: Supergirl
  • Profiles of 1970s movie poster artists
  • : Dawnstar
  • What do your pets do while you’re at work?

Quote of the Day

: “I think it’s the ovaries.”

Don’t forget that Tuesday (today) is National Teacher Day!

Namaste.