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Regular Life: September 2005
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Thursday, September 29, 2005. The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful. Categorized. Muir Woods, Monterey Bay, etc. I got 27 pages into An American Tragedy. But dropped it like a brick (which it resembles at 800 pages) when I found a borrowed copy of Ringworld. I'm getting back into sci-fi after a long hiatus. Thanks to Simon of Space. Probably going to see the Serenity. Serenity is a Firefly-class cargo ship). I think sticking with...
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Regular Life: August 2005
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Wednesday, August 31, 2005. This is all over the news and everybody knows about it, but this would not be a personal journal, a record of my life, if I didn't comment on Hurricane Katrina. Jails are flooded to the point that authorities have had to relocate prisoners to state prisons. My boy is calling for me, and I must put him to bed soon. Maybe more on this later. Mississippi also has suffered great losses. The floodwaters are not st...
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Regular Life: Bessie's True Colors
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Sunday, November 20, 2005. At one point when I lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas, when I was a new kid in town trying to prove himself, I did something rather stupid. I couldn’t have just painted my face. Okay, painted my face again. Faintly, as if under the surface, my artwork still shone through. I hadn’t read Macbeth. Yet, so I didn’t know to say, “Out, out, damn spot! That is, until I mangled her beyond recognition. I was innocently driving...
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Regular Life: Tornadoes, Shmornadoes
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Tuesday, November 15, 2005. My mobile phone rang as I swigged motel orange juice from a tiny foam cup. The storms had let up a little from the night before. 8220;This is Mark.”. 8220;Are you joining us today? 8221; the man on the other end asked. 8220;Yes, at 7:30, right? He replied, politely, “No, it’s at 7:00.”. 8220;Oh, jeez. Yes, I’m just at the Super 8. I’m on my way.” I glanced at my watch. 7:09. 8220;So, we’re okay for today? Clearly...
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Regular Life: July 2005
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Friday, July 29, 2005. We Really Are Not Stupid. We bought a dining set from Jeff Bridges. Stupidity sometimes comes from people who are not stupid. I hope. Tore into the boxes as I watched after and played with Ben. That always pushes any workday stress out of my mind. Sometimes it introduces other stress, but a much better kind. Eustress. I stress. We all stress for. nevermind. At this point Shannon is getting angry, because so many peopl...
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Regular Life: Stormy Flight
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Monday, November 14, 2005. I got tears in my eyes. Walk in the park. Just when things had smoothed out during our final turn toward the runway, it got rough again as we got down to about 200 feet. Oh, I can't believe that you're still around. Almost forgot how you let me down. There was still a slight tilt to our attitude as we touched down, and I never had been happier to be on the ground. I was "harrowed," alright. I suppose it's like...
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Regular Life: Bessie Crashed and Crunched
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Monday, November 21, 2005. Bessie Crashed and Crunched. Hey, I’ve been looking for that. Was the first thought that ran through my head. All the cassette tapes that had been under my seat had rushed forward to rest under my feet. A homemade copy of Led Zeppelin III had re-appeared after weeks on the MIA list. I never risked playing original tapes in that $29 deck I had bought at Rex. Dad’s going to kill me. While the wrecker driver hooked B...
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Regular Life: I Don't Wait Tables Anymore
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Thursday, November 10, 2005. I Don't Wait Tables Anymore. Don’t get me wrong; it isn’t work itself that I dislike. When my efforts result in some sort of positive achievement, I feel satisfied. That last part is where the rub lies. Positive in relation to what? Teaching the starved to grow crops? Thriving on hostile takeovers? Certainly, there are hobbies, but time for them has dwindled greatly since my wife and I started a family. That...
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Regular Life: IKEA The Hot Dog Store
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Life consists of what a man is thinking of every day. - Emerson. Monday, November 07, 2005. IKEA The Hot Dog Store. IKEA is a fully immersive, 3D environmental adventure that allows you to role-play the character of someone who gives a shit about home furnishings.” - Matthew Baldwin, self-proclaimed non-expert and columnist for online magazine The Morning News. We pulled into the parking lot saying, “Look, Ben, it’s IKEA. I-K-E-A.”. 8220;I kee uh,” he said. The coolest thing I got from our trip? When a w...