My, it is thundering something fierce up here.
And I do love the thunder.
In fact, I love a rainy night. I say that with full knowledge that all readers have that song stuck in their heads right now, as I do. Which is fine, because I like the song, too. Even the Chipmunk’s version.
The Earth has completed one full revolution around the sun since I first posted on LiveJournal.
On that day, Howard Dean dropped out of the presidential race, I was home sick, and I was trying to figure out how to get the pine straw off my roof without a ladder.
Today, Howard Dean is still out of the presidential race, I have a sinus thing going on, and I have more pine straw on my roof. But it is different pine straw, and I have a ladder.
Progress, progress, progress.
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In 1971 (the year you were born) |
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Richard Nixon is president of the US Charles Manson and 3 of his followers are convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder An earthquake in California’s San Fernando Valley kills 64 people New York Times begins publication of classified Pentagon papers on US involvement in Vietnam The $70 million Kennedy Center opens in Washington, DC A four day revolt at New York’s Attica state prison ends after being stormed by 1000 state troopers A new stock-market index called the Nasdaq debuts Walt Disney World opens Intel releases world’s first microprocessor, the 4004 Ray Tomlinson sends the first e-mail Libertarian party established in USA Kid Rock, Denise Richards, Sean Astin, Winona Ryder, and Ricky Martin are born Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series Baltimore Colts win Superbowl V Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is published The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour premieres on television “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel wins Grammy for song of the year All in the Family premieres |
Big K Red Cream Soda costs about half as much as Coca-Cola, and is about 90% as tasty.
So I’m ahead.
In case anyone was wondering, I will be of legal age on Mars on April 10, 2005.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/
If we lived on Mars, Stacey would so be in jail right now for statutory rape.
Warning: Geeky Financial Stuff Follows
I was just reading a pdf of the autobiography of Nikola Tesla.
In it, he mentions a need to do repeated actions a number of times divisible by three.
What is this about? What on earth is this compulsion?
A form of OCD no doubt, but… weird.
You know the scenes in Searching for Bobby Fisher in the park, where there are these animated, low-down dirty drug usin’ chess players? They curse and gesticulate and use intimidation tactics while playing chess?
That’s what our break room is like during break time for the repair center.
I just saw a guy stand up, slam a knight from one position to the other, and yell “Damn! I got your ass on the run now!”
They also play dominoes with the same enthusiasm.
…that life is cream and cherries when I come to work regularly, but whenever I am out sick there are emergencies that needed to be taken care of that day.
*sigh*
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She is three new teenagers wrapped into one.
On an unrelated note, the wind appears to be having its way with various branches above my house, such that every so often there is a fairly significant thud.
I hope I have a fully operational roof when I wake up.