New house, maybe. Put in my offer and am waiting for a the bureaucracy to counter or accept Drove back. Mounting up a return expedition with truck, tools, trailer, and basic furnishings. Photos in new folder.
Etymology Corner
For those of you not familiar with local trivia, you may be interested to know that "Wisconsin" is actually a Chippewa word that literally means "laughter of gods". Even less well-known is that there is actually a pun built into the name: by just a slight change in pronunciation, the word also means something similar to the English word "malignancy", "tumor", or "cancer", depending upon the context. Strange but true.
On completely unrelated note, this marks the first time this year that the temperature has climbed above 50 for three consecutive days. Let's all offer a hearty welcome to the gathering clouds of mosquitos on our back porches.
For those of you not familiar with local trivia, you may be interested to know that "Wisconsin" is actually a Chippewa word that literally means "laughter of gods". Even less well-known is that there is actually a pun built into the name: by just a slight change in pronunciation, the word also means something similar to the English word "malignancy", "tumor", or "cancer", depending upon the context. Strange but true.
On completely unrelated note, this marks the first time this year that the temperature has climbed above 50 for three consecutive days. Let's all offer a hearty welcome to the gathering clouds of mosquitos on our back porches.
Staying in the unintentional irony zone tonight. Youngstown, OH looks pretty damn old and dingy, and never has a Quality Inn been so inaptly named. From my motorist's perspective, the northeast seems like a pretty cold, snowy, dreary, dirty, rude, claustrophobic, potholed, poorly organized, and ineptly labelled place in general... if these are the blue states, you can have them.
I'm stuck in Buttham, NY or some such place. Major snowstorm. Looks like I'll be back in Wisconsin by Thursday though.
Atlanta is good. My work here is done for now.
Bought a goddamn bag of unsalted tortilla chips.
Again.
About every month or two, I stop checking the label carefully, and accidentally end up with a bag of unsalted or super low fat chips.
I think I forget because the idea of unsalted or low fat chips is so unnatural that it's almost unthinkable. Hence, why would I check the bag to make sure?
I don't check the label of a box of crackers to make sure it isn't shit-flavored or leavened with transmission fluid.... It's unreasonable to expect such non-cracker-like attributes in one's crackers.
I would like to see the federal government get tough on both the manufacture and sale of these chips. But we all have to do our part as well. If you see anyone in possession of such chips, please, do your duty and report them. Together, we can make a difference.
Bought a goddamn bag of unsalted tortilla chips.
Again.
About every month or two, I stop checking the label carefully, and accidentally end up with a bag of unsalted or super low fat chips.
I think I forget because the idea of unsalted or low fat chips is so unnatural that it's almost unthinkable. Hence, why would I check the bag to make sure?
I don't check the label of a box of crackers to make sure it isn't shit-flavored or leavened with transmission fluid.... It's unreasonable to expect such non-cracker-like attributes in one's crackers.
I would like to see the federal government get tough on both the manufacture and sale of these chips. But we all have to do our part as well. If you see anyone in possession of such chips, please, do your duty and report them. Together, we can make a difference.
Drove through Chapel Hill today. Now I'm at a Motel 6 in Cary. There are some mexican landscapers staying here - I swear I saw 9 guys get out of the cab of an extended cab pickup truck.
The weather has been great ever since I hit the southern tip of Illinois. Had to wear shorts and sandals in Tennessee.
Couldn't get on SG when I was on the WiFi at Panera Bread. Their software blocked me and cited it as potentially containing "intimate apparel/swimwear". Even funnier: couldn't access Myspace either, it cited "nudism" as the reason. Also heard on the news today that FCC fines are going up to $500K per incident for indecency on TV/radio....
The weather has been great ever since I hit the southern tip of Illinois. Had to wear shorts and sandals in Tennessee.
Couldn't get on SG when I was on the WiFi at Panera Bread. Their software blocked me and cited it as potentially containing "intimate apparel/swimwear". Even funnier: couldn't access Myspace either, it cited "nudism" as the reason. Also heard on the news today that FCC fines are going up to $500K per incident for indecency on TV/radio....
