Entries from November 2006 ↓

Good old Biff came outta jail with some new life skills and I am the beneficiary!

I plan to wear it at the wedding…

…and yes, MiHwa thinks it’s hilarious.

I woke up this morning with a bit of a headache. Normally this would annoy me but then I realized that not everyone has the oppourtunity to drain a quart of Wild Turkey before bed every night. Glory be, I am thankful.

The air was crisp as I left my plush, well-lit apartment. The fresh snow was crunchy under my inadequate footwear but I was optimistic that I wouldn’t slip on the ice and injure myself. I felt bad to think of all the precious snowflakes that I was so carelessly crushing under my feet. Each one an individual creation of nature, each one unique never to be created again. Each footstep crushed my soul.

Along my walk I stopped to look at a little bush that was laden with snow. My heart ached to think of this defenseless bush, unable to remove the crushing load of snow from it’s branches. I spent a few moments trying to decide if I should clear the snow… “but what if I harm the little snowflakes?”

I took off my scarf and gently brushed the delicate snowflakes from each of the frozen, fleshy leaves. 20 minutes later the job was complete. I was so full of joy that tiny frozen tears ran down my face. Glory be, I am thankful.

I greeted my fellow commuters and we exchanged tidings and good wishes, on this, a fine Monday morning. Glory be, we were all thankful. Thankful to just be alive and breathe the fresh air. I arrived at my place of work and greeted everyone warmly, I inquired as to the adequacy of their weekends.

Warm laughs were shared as my fellow workers shared stories of their families and volunteer work in the community. Glory be, I am thankful to be surrounded by such good people. Yes today was a good day. So was yesterday and so, I am sure, will be tomorrow. Glory be, I am thankful.

Happy, pappy?

I have, at last count, 4 posts in various stages of completion. I think this might be the start of my personal blogging death spiral.

You know, this water situation is really starting to suck. The water that I boiled last Thursday had so much silt in it that it left mud in the sink when I poured it out. Actual mud. I was drinking that water all day at work the day before…

Since then, I’ve given up boiling water and started buying it. Me. The guy who looks down on people who buy water. Anyway, despite the pain of finding water, carrying it home and spending all that cash, I guess it’s all a bit of an eye opener. I used to keep water just for situations such as this. Then I moved… In any event, I’m sure this all comes off as pretty lame to people in other parts of the world. “You poor, fat westerner; better go buy a new TV to make yourself feel better”

It’s been snowing all weekend and I guess I should comment on it. Not like it doesn’t snow here every year but for some reason everyone acts like this is ‘crazy’… Granted, it’s unusual that it happened this early of course but come on. Not much to report downtown as far as I can tell but the ‘burbs are getting hammered. Serves them right…

Naturally, a snowfall warning means nothing to all the people who get in their SUV’s and head out for a day of shopping. Heaven forbid you forgo a day of shopping… Hence there are tons of accidents involving people who have little to no idea of how to drive on a sunny July afternoon, let alone now.

Hmmm… what’s it been, 2 years since I owned a car? Best thing I ever did. Odd that water is more than gas though…