Bacon Tastings

I was starving and on my way home from being paid $125 to provide my opinion on bacon so I swung by Publix to get a sub and I picked up a bottle of wine while I was there. While I'm not an obese mouse, I'm

A Car for Every Student

I read an article which stated that the 2007 budget for public education in the county in which I live (Cherokee) will be $600M. The student population will be 35k. Thus the cost per student will be a little over $17k. That's like a nice private education tuition,

The Seven P's

Proper Prior Practice Prevents Piss Poor Performance This is the kind of poetic beauty that English can provide.

Denying Winter

There really are only two seasons here ... Summer and Winter ... Warm and Cold. The former lasts for no more than four or five months a year and my happiness is contained in that time. While my house was being built I had a bedroom made into a den by removing

Thank You Sir May I Have Another

It took a full two weeks, but I'm now of the opinion that I'd do the grueling, four day hike again, given the opportunity. I think I'd prefer to take an extra day, to be spent on the summit, so that I could explore

Pictures from Hawaii (2006)

I'll be typing up a detailed description of the four-day hike up Mauna Loa ... sometime. In the mean time, here are the pictures from the hike, plus a few from the day before, and some from a beach in O'ahu. pictures here Additionally, there was a

She Didn't Mean Anything

I love my Audi. When I got home from vacation I went into the garage and gave my Audi a nice big hug. Then I confessed that I had been driving a Taurus for the past week but that it, "didn't mean anything." I think the

Leaving on a Jet Plane

But unlike John Denver, I do know exactly when I'll be back again, and I'm looking forward to my departure. He obviously was not talking about going to Hawaii. -- Flight left and arrived on time. I watched some TV shows on my laptop. Free drinks.

FedEx Ground Sucks, Day 10

As of late last night, the tracking page showed that the package was on the truck for delivery - scheduled for today. And 19.18 this evening, it was delivered ... much to my surprise ... and only a full week late on a two-day delivery time. Never again.

FedEx Ground Sucks, Day 9

No package, still. I called again and the lady finally got through to someone at the local deliver place but she was put on hold for so long that she finally gave up. Then she transferred me to a "trace agent" who also tried to contact someone at