Sunday : 15 January 06
I slept in again today. It was nice… and apparently, I needed the sleep/rest.

came over and we watched the Steelers – Colts game. I got a call from my uncle at halftime. Steelers fan, go figure – his team had a very comfortable lead at halftime. During the second half, however, Peyton Manning and the Colts mounted an impressive comeback. AND… they almost sent the game into overtime. An errant field goal kept that from happening, though. Pittsburgh won. And I got another phone call from my uncle. Imagine that.

After the game, I decided to get a start on cleaning up around the house.

Unfortunately, it never really got past the decision stage. I got distracted by bright, shiny objects known as “anything that doesn’t qualify as ‘work’.” It’s amazing how many “anythings” that you can come up with when you’re trying to avoid something. (“Oh, look… a photo album!” “Look, LEGO!” “Look, SVU is on!” “Look… look… look!” You get the idea.) So, I guess I know what I’ll be doing over the course of the week. Oh, na. We had dinner at Sampan and then came back here to watch Unbreakable. I really like this movie. Couldn’t be because it appeals to my inner – and not-so-secret- comic book geek, could it? And, it has some interesting trivia, too.

Tomorrow (Monday) is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Not “Human Rights Day.”
Not “Civil Rights Day.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Even Google gets this right…

For more information about the day, you can check out http://www.mlkday.org

Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.

Here is my soapbox diatribe from a couple of years ago that explains why I think that it is important to know – and to note – the distinction.

Stray Toasters

  • I forgot to mention something Friday: continued our friendly crossword competition during the Clitorati gathering. A couple of weeks ago, I tried doing the crossword upside-down to make the “race” a little more challenging – it was a fun way to work the puzzle. This past Friday, Ms. Lightning had bit of a headstart on me, so I got my pen and started in on the puzzle. I started working on it right-side-up. I did alright. About fifteen minutes into it, I flipped the puzzle upside-down to allow a couple of others to help me work on it. And then it clicked. Almost immediately, I started getting answers to clues that had stumped me when the puzzle was “properly” oriented. I finished the puzzle in 37 minutes. And ahead of and .
  • VH1 Classic aired Rush: Live from Frankfort tonight. I managed to catch part of it. It made me smile.
  • Eight.
  • This I Believe: A Duty to Heal
  • While going through a couple of my old photo albums this afternoon, I realized something: The 70s really weren’t all that pretty.
  • I’m not sure if the following is true, but it looks neat: Carving a giant derelict building into a Star Wars AT-AT
  • Snow. *sigh*
  • : I love your new Pinky and the Brain icon
  • Web users judge sites in the blink of an eye
  • I was pleasantly surprised to hear Indigo Girls’ Closer to Fine on the radio this evening.
  • From the (and I’m not making this up) Cuss Control Academy: So What’s Wrong with Swearing?
  • Gatorade powder. I’m really liking this stuff. One container has enough to make two gallons of the drink… for about the cost of one gallon of the bottled liquid. It’s a keeper.
  • Larger iPod Screen Rumored

I should call it a night.
In fact, I think that I shall.
Right now.

Namaste.