I walked 7,901 steps/ 5.92 kilometers.

My performance evaluation went well. My alarm clock went off and I made it to work on time.

It has been a long evening. I'm going to bed.

Goofy spam names:
Moraines H. Elevation

I walked 10,093 steps/ 7.56 kilometers.

I stopped at chapter 3 last night. I was still quite restless so I watched some Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network. I also took a sleeping pill.

My alarm clock did not go off this morning. I'll have to check on it. At least I did not wake up feeling groggy.

I have an performance evaluation tomorrow! Better make sure the alarm clock really works.

This week I ran 16.41 miles, burned 2,065.1 calories and weigh 157.8 pounds.

I bought a Star Trek: The Next Generation book. I might start acquiring TNG books again to get my fix for more TNG. I'll have to keep an eye out for them at garage sales. Not reading the book in one sitting will be very difficult. I do have to get some sleep and go to work in the morning.

I noticed that Pocket Books has put out a Star Trek Titan series. These books follow the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. I'm not sure I'm ready for several new characters.

I'm also interested in reading a series whose titles are based on a passage in Ecclesiastes. My favorite favorite book of the Old Testament combined with my all time favorite TV show. These books occur before Nemesis. Barnes and Noble had all of them except for the first. I'll have to go look on half.com.

I'm rather excited about getting reaquainted with old friends. This could be my escape from the stress of the upcoming year. The cartoons are therapeutic but this is something that only I would get benefit from. No audience, no schedule, no writing, no drawing, scanning, coloring. This would be simple pleasure - there is no personal growth expected - this will not change my life. If that happens - it happens but I'm not looking for it. Pure pleasure reading.

Goofy spam names:
Crackly G. Endows
Dipthong F. Fairgrounds

The partial solar eclipse was not very noticable where I live. I tried taking a picture but the camera phone did not capture the small crescent in the sun.

I walked 12,017 steps/ 9.01 kilometers.

Walter cooked hamburgers for dinner. I've not had a homemade hamburger in ages. It was so much better than the fast food burgers and the smell brought back pleasant memories.

Time to make the doughnuts.

This week's book:

Frank Miller's Sin City: The Hard Goodbye

I plan on seeing Sin City.

I walked 8,539 steps/ 6.40 kilometers.

I am doing the church e-mail. I thought I was going to get relieved but the new secretary is only going to be here for two weeks. Her husband has been transferred to another city. I hope a new secretary is found quickly.

Goofy spam names:
Philately J. Destining

I walked 8,650 steps/ 6.48 kilometers.

I posted a new cartoon and updated some links.

I'm going to bed.

A major thunderstorm hit last night so I did not post a new cartoon. A new cartoon will appear this evening.

I walked 7,237 steps/ 5.42 kilometers yesterday.

I slept very well last night despite the efforts of my mother-in-law, who slept over before her trip. She enjoys these trips and likes to get up very early and leave the house in plenty of time to get to the airport. This is not a major airport - this is a small regional airport. 30 minutes is more than adequate amount ot time to get to this airport and check in but she wants to make sure to have plenty of time in case of problems on the way to the airport. Problems such as a flat tire, getting pulled over by the police, an alien invasion and a second flat tire.

I slept through two phones ringing, the bird singing, my mother-in-law getting ready, my mother-in-law playing the gourd for 15 minutes, Walter and his mother leaving the house, and Walter coming back in. I was awakened by my alarm at 6:00 am. Walter was sleeping beside me. I asked him if he had come and gone and he related all the things that had gone on while I was sleeping. My mother-in-law did very well, much better than the previous trip. I sleep very heavily when I get to sleep and I am extremely cross when awakened before the designated time. Walter did a great job in getting that point across to his mother.

The weather outside is glorious. Quite a contrast to last night.

I walked 10,524 steps/ 7.89 kilometers.

I had a productive day. I'm having trouble with the snooze but it is an improvement. I only hit it twice instead of 3 to 4 times.

Goofy spam names:
Capon V. Lagers

I need to catch up on some link requests. I'll pencil it in for Thursday.

I pray that all potential suicide bombers suffer from agoraphobia and/or ochlophobia. If not that then perhaps a formation of a service that matches suicide bombers to crowds. For example, a Ku Klux Klan rally would be a good place for a suicide bomber. It would be a win-win situation.

This week I ran 10.59 miles, burned 1,312.5 calories and weigh 158.5 pounds. So far this year I have ran 186.85 miles and burned 24,078.7 calories.

In Walk Across Texas, Team Intangible has walked 356.8 miles.

I have 5 more SpongeBob SquarePants watches to spring forward. I just love Daylight Savings. I do enjoy the increased daylight hours.

Goofy spam names:
Twister U. Inventoried
Tobaccos G. Outbounds
Axel N. Pugliese
Setup S. Redistributing

The time between news of Terri Shiavo's death and receiving spam about Living Will software: 13 hours, 20 minutes.

A thunderstorm came through last night so I did not update. I updated this morning.

Yesterday I walked 7,454 steps/ 5.59 kilometers.

It is a beautiful morning and I'm going to eat some breakfast.

I walked 10,504 steps/ 7.87 kilometers.

I'm actually going to make it to bed at a decent hour. I should get an adequate amount of sleep as long as I do not start thinking. Thinking lead to ideas - ideas lead to visions - visions lead to stories that I do not know how to end. I get caught in some kind of mental loop. Now I know why stupid people are so well rested.

Stupid baby name du jour: Aryan Justice (Last name)
It is a girl. She is white. The birth was announced on a Stormwatch message board. I read about it from another source. The baby is ugly. Ironically, she was born in a Catholic hospital. It was not located in the southern United States. I'm not up on the latest white supremacist propaganda but I remember Catholics being among the people hated by white supremacists. With the fast growing Hispanic population, white supremacists may have relaxed their standards.

I'm going to soak and turn off my brain.

Walter sent me something totally tasteless. Now I share it with you.
Terri Shiavo's blog: http://durrrrr.blogspot.com/

I walked 10,040 steps/ 7.53 kilometers.

Walter also sent me a very sweet text message. What a romantic!

Last night, I hardly slept. I spent most of the night thinking. Once I stopped thinking I was able to fall asleep. I got about three hours of sleep. Then I decided to take a couple of hours off and go to work later. That gave me a total of 5 hours. I do not think I'll have trouble falling asleep tonight. I'm yawning as I write this.

I walked 9,771 steps/ 7.32 kilometers.

I had a productive day despite the late start.

Goofy spam names:
Prophylactic P. Placer

I received an official letter which states that my student loan is paid in full.

One of my cartoons appears on this site:
http://www.migraine-aura.org/EN/Linda_Causey.html
I'm proud that my work is listed among serious artists.

I'm going to bed. I won't think, I'll just sleep.

This week's product pimping:


Women on the Edge 1, Vol. 1

I had a good Easter. I did not scar the children in Sunday school. The Sunday school children were exceptionally polite.

Sci-Fi Original Movie means big huge cinematic turd. Apparently the script is scented to cover the smell of these movies or the majority of the budget goes toward bribing well known actors to star in these fecal films. Those are the only two explanations for Bruce Campbell being in Alien apocalypse.

Why did I waste an evening watching a recording of this turd? Hope, stubbornness, an irrational desire not to waste videotape, temporary retardation - these words cannot adequately explain my actions. I can only warn others so that they may not suffer as I did.

Remember kids, if it says Sci-Fi Original Movie, it stinks.

Goofy spam names: Rhea I. Performing, Placidity G. Hypocrites

I suppose blackmail and/or drugs would serve as more explanations for an otherwise respectable actor to agree to perform in a Sci-Fi Original Movie.

Yesterday I walked 12,359 steps/ 9.26 kilometers.

This week I ran 15.53 miles, burned 1,979.9 calories and weigh 158.3 pounds.

My internal rhythms are a bit out of whack. I woke up at 6:00 am to go to some garage sales. Came home and took a 2 hour nap. Ran at the gym and took care of some other errands. Showered, ate and watched T.V. for an hour. It is 5:30 and I feel the need for another nap.

Goofy spam names:
Groveler S. Aroma
Pitied C. Cigar
Beads H. Delegation

Have a happy Easter!

If I end up in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery I do not want to be kept alive by artificial means. I have made my wishes known to Walter. I give him the authority as my husband to make the decision.

I do not have a living will or final directives in place. By placing my wishes in a public place I hope to avoid any legal fights between my husband and my parents.

If I end up in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery I do not want to be kept alive by artificial means. Let me go. Grieve. Go on with your lives.

The goofy part of all this Terri Shiavo business is if she was in Texas she would be dead by now. When George W. Bush was governor he signed a law that allows doctors to remove life support if there is no hope of improvement and if the patient does not have the financial resources to continue to pay for support. Even over the wishes of the patient's family.

If I end up in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery I do not want to be kept alive by artificial means.

I walked 10,325 steps/ 7.74 kilometers.

Today was a good day. I am grateful for the opportunity to put my wishes in a public place. I want my mind and body to die at the same time.

I'm grateful for the judicial branch. It is preventing the lunatic religious right from establishing a Christian Taliban in the United States. This is pissing off the lunatic religious right.

There are a lot of reasonable religious people who happen to be on the right end of the political spectrum. These people are appalled at the federal government intervening in a private family matter and trampling on the state courts. Reasonable people do not like seeing the Constitution shat upon.

One more time for the benefit of a judge that might decide my fate:
If I end up in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery I do not want to be kept alive by artificial means.

Case dismissed.

I walked 9,073 steps/ 6.80 kilometers.

Today was a good day. I wrote 18 single panel gags and 2 multi-panel episodes.

In an effort to manage my time better I designated Wednesday as the day to deal with church stuff such as prepare for meetings, gather information, make necessary contacts, etc.

I investigated some websites of other UU churches and wrote down some ideas to incorporate into our website. I need to send them on to the rest of the communications committee. Tomorrow, would be a good time.

I will be telling the children the Easter story this Sunday. Time to whip out the Legos! Just kidding! BeliefNet has an article about telling children about the crucifix that is age appropriate. I will consult it.

It has been 3 days in a row that I've got out of bed after hitting the snooze alarm once and used my time more productively.

The reduction of television watching has been somewhat successful so far.

Goofy spam names:
Mathias V. Outlaw

I walked 10,099 steps/ 7.57 kilometers. Woo!

Today was a good day. The second day in a row that I woke up after hitting the snooze button only once.

Goofy spam names:
Indisposition M. Syndromes

I walked 9,488 steps/ 7.11 kilometers. Team Intangible's mileage total for last week is 71 miles, so far. I'm waiting to receive more results.

Today was a good day.

Goofy spam names:
Distracting K. Doorknob
Wingspread E. Scoffs
Dab T. Depreciation
Wart H. Galibi

Yesterday, we had a heck of a storm. We drove through some hail on the way to On The Border.

I tried taking pictures of lightning with the camera on my phone. I would snap and hope that I caught something. My timing was off. A bolt of lightning would appear as my phone was saving the picture I snapped. I did capture the beginning of a bolt.

We had a good dinner last night. We watched TV because we did not turn on our computers during the storm.

This week I ran 17.71 miles, burned 2,300.4 calories and weigh 157.3 pounds.

Goofy spam names:
Lot U. Mustiness
Callipering V. Vivaciousness
Saviour J. Bewailing
Porcupines K. Dustman

I had such a productive day yesterday that I forgot what day it was and posted the wrong cartoon. On Thursdays I post multi-panel cartoons. I posted a single panel instead. That will buy me more time to write some more multi-panel gags/ stories. I'm kind of stuck right now.

I'm having trouble getting the hang of using my phone. I can answer a call and dial a number. The other features I'm not doing so well with. I need to read the manual.

Goofy spam names:
Microsurgery U. Retrospects

Music is my life. Everybody get down.

I've had a very productive day. I finally started building a collection of clip art that will go on a CD. I did some work on AdWords. Changed the sheets. Vacummed the bedroom. Drew a cartoon and some clip art. Went to the gym. Did some laundry. Cooked supper. Updated my website. Sent out the weekly e-mail for the church. Refilled the bird feeders.

I'm going to take a break and watch some MXC.

Goofy spam names:
Rowed M. Automates
Egostistically B. Uccello

Could my life possibly be any more exciting?

Walter and I joined the 21st century and got cell phones. We are getting rid of our land line because it is expensive and mostly useless to us.

I got a camera phone. I need to send the rebate paperwork in.

I'm enjoying my time off. I did not get done all I wanted to accomplish but it still beats a day at the office.

Goofy spam names:
Annuls L. Welters
Canaan J. Petted

Look of love is in your eyes.

I walked 8,198 steps/ 6.14 kilometers.

Team Intangible has walked 137.24 miles this week in Walk Across Texas.

Google AdSense has been placing an ad for Smurf stuff on the front page of my cartoon website. That is just smurfing great! A smurfing Smurf ad on my smurfing web page! This is smurfing ridiculous! My website is smurfing unrelated to Smurfs. Okay, it's a smurfing cartoon web site and Smurfs are smurfing cartoons but that is all that we have in common. Smurf!

5 glorious days away from the smurfing office!

Goofy spam names:
Aryan H. Lack
Fern I. Stout

Smurf you! Go smurf yourself! Smurf off!

I walked 11,180 steps/ 8.38 kilometers.

I watched too much TV this evening. Vh-1.

My head hurts. I am about to rip out my eyes and go to bed.

One more day at work then it is break time.

Goofy spam names:
Angelic O. Flamethrower

The building I work in is falling apart. The football stadium has been awarded the best collegiate football field.

This week's bit of pimping:

Levels of Insanity

Callahan has a very twisted sense of humor. If you love Garfield or Nancy, you will hate Callahan.

The human brain is an interesting thing. I served as service leader at church today. I missed two parts of the script. I saw the words but did not perceive them. It may have been Karma compensating for yesterday. I ragged on someone else's moment of incompetence and the next day I had my own. Yes, I was stupid in front of a crowd. My moment of stupid resulted in a slightly shorter church service.

Here's to tomorrow. May it be 99% stupid free.

This week I ran 14.92 miles, burned 1,975.5 calories and weigh 159.2 pounds.

My Walk Across Texas mileage for this week is 27.73 miles. Walter walked 19 miles. I will have to get the mileage from the rest of my team on Monday.

We hit the garage sales. There was one sale that had highly inefficient check out. We were there for an half hour waiting to pay for the stuff. Only the wives took money. The husbands were not allowed to help with that.

I made catty comments. Among the items for sale was "7 Habits of Highly Effective People". I suggested that it be removed from the sale and reviewed by the two cashiers. On the other hand, after waiting in line for 30 minutes we did not feel like haggling. I openly admitted to being bitchy and catty. A lady in line in front of Walter gave me a pass. I did admit that incompetence could be a smart strategy because I was looking for more stuff while Walter was in line. I did not find anything else but did put parts of toys that had been scattered by bored children back together. We missed the third floor show of the neighbor attempting to get out of his blocked driveway a third time. We saw the first two shows.

I have been to garage sales that had more people but I've never been to one with a check out that slow. Two people and it still took 30 minutes.

It is not nice but other people's incompetence does bring out the less pleasant parts of my personality. I'm not competent at everything but I try to minimize the impact that my moments of stupidity has on other people. I do my best to bear most of the brunt of my own incompetent moments.

We got some good stuff. Hopefully, we can double our money on the stuff we bought at the highly ineffective check out garage sale.

Lately, the blog next door has not been worth visiting. The same entry submitted every day does not a blog make.

I walked 12,309 steps/ 9.23 kilometers.

Goofy spam names:
Hague Q. Intermission

Tomorrow, we are going to hit the garage sales.

I walked 9,375 steps/ 7.03 kilometers

I saw this picture at The Smoking Gun:


John C. Collins, 87. Sentenced to 15 years of community supervision.

I found this picture amusing because of the chair. It looks like his chair. His favorite easy chair. I did not know one could bring their own furniture to jail. Maybe it is a senior citizen privelige like discounts at Denny's. There is a story here. How did that chair end up in that situation? Did the authorities bring him to jail in that chair or did they take the mug shot at his house?

John C. Collins will be 102 when he finishes his sentence.

I visited the blog next door but it has been vacant since June 2004. There is a bit of immortality. The person dies but their thoughts live on via Blogspot. Or the guy simply got tired of keeping a blog.

I walked 9,286 steps/ 6.96 kilometers.

Goofy spam names:
Reclassified S. Noisemakers
Chandler A. Thymus
Reinvest R. Perkins
Platypi V. Homonyms
Attached I. Freaked

Yesterday I walked 9,282 steps / 6.96 kilometers.

Walter is very concerned about my bandwidth usage. I have used over to 50 gigs in January. That was an unusual month. Most months I use 25 to 40 gigs. One of my clip art images was quite popular on Valentine's Day. It appears in several blogs and blog comments. As of last night my bandwidth usage was 14 gigs for March. A large portion of that bandwidth usage was from the use of that image. Next time I update clip art, I'll rename that image file and remove the old named one from my server. Valentine's Day has passed. The renamed image will still be available for download until its retirement.

My clip art is one of the more popular features of my site and it is bringing in a bit of revenue via advertisements and donations. I plan on selling a CD of retired images and vector versions of selected images that appear on the site.

I have to set aside the time to do this project.

If your blog or website is using hearts.gif please remove it or save it to your own server if you can. That would the be least one could do for use of free clip art without the infinite pop-ups to get to it.

Maybe I can add something in my terms of use about seasonal usage.

There is not a whole lot I can do other than appeal to the goodwill of the web community. I am glad that my clip art site is popular. The thing does not appear at the top of Google but my self worth is not determined by my site's ranking on Google.

There are 1,013 cartoons on my website. I have drawn over 1,000 cartoons. Wow.

A custard cup that served as a candle holder exploded and burned part of the counter top in the bathroom. Some of the flaming shrapnel landed in a waste paper basket and started a fire there. We put the fire out. My mother-in-law won't be getting that cup back.

She bought the cup for 10 cents at a thrift store. She has taken up the hobby of candle making. We were given two of her candles. They smell nice when they are not burning the counter top or paper in the waste basket.

The house has that nice burn smell now.

I walked 9,717 steps/ 7.28 kilometers.

Today's blessing that I am grateful for: my house is still standing. I now have an excuse to resurface the counter in the bathroom.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us be thankful. - The Buddha

Goofy spam names:
Susanne A. Guardsman
Glosses R. Beverley

First a bit of pimping:


The Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest

My dad gave me the first book for one of my birthdays. I enjoyed reading it very much.

I logged 3 miles worth of physical activity for Walk Across Texas. I vacuumed the church. I started working on the chairs but then it was meditation time. I managed to vacuum the dust, hair and other crap off two chairs. The rest of the time I vacuumed the stage in the sanctuary.

I need to write some gags and another story arc.

I need to add another recipe card to the website. I've not done that in two weeks. I caught up on my cartoon archives rather than post another recipe card.

Today's blessing that I am grateful for: Good health

Goofy spam names:
Fabulous U. Weest
Woozier U. Blurts
Compare J. Readership
Armenians C. Cottages

This week I ran 15.14 miles, burned 2,010.3 calories and weigh 159 pounds. 6.31 miles count toward Walk Across Texas.

The Walk Across Texas Kick Off was fun. They had us walk a mile. I ran it. Then I went to the gym and completed my usual Saturday run. I've moved the speed up on the treadmill. Ran mile 1 at 4.7 mph, mile 2 at 5.2 mph, mile 3 at 5.7 mph, mile 4 at 5.2 and mile 5 at 4.7. At every .10 of a mile I alter the incline on the treadmill. Next week I plan to run 1.25 miles at 5.7 mph. Every week I will add .25 mile to the top speed.

Walter worked out at the gym for an hour so he gets to log 4 miles to his Walk Across Texas miles.

Salvador is dozing on Walter's nice warm monitor. Oops, nap time is over.

Goofy spam names:
Metamorphism J. Murky
Casualty H. Plans

I seems that even spammers take the weekend off.

I had a bit of a rough evening last night. I did not get to bed until midnight.

Tonight, my mind is at ease. The situation has not improved but my reaction to it has.

I forget to wear my pedometer yesterday. Today, I walked 10,469 steps/ 7.85 kilometers.

Tomorrow is the Walk Across Texas Kick-Off. Team Intangible has 8 members. I just need 3 of them to get online and register. I'll need to make copies of the waivers and get those to the team and back to WAT.

Goofy spam names:
Ems V. Slue
Taxpayers H. Baths
Kerchiefing J. Approbation
Overindulge L. Perked

The blog next door: http://kinghole.blogspot.com/ No, it is not as salacious as it sounds. It is a blog for a digital transfer system. Made in Taiwan.

I walked 9,339 steps/ 7.00 kilometers.

I love mass e-mailing screwy messages. I'm glad the people in my church are kind. Maybe I should do this at a more reasonable hour. Actually, the hour I choose is reasonable. The problem is the previous hours. They take their toll.

Some day people are going to wise up and realize that I'm faking it.

Goofy spam names:
Encamps F. Wordsworth
Promenaded O. Dressings
Nappy T. Tranquilizers
Typesetting U. Whip

The blog next door: http://resort-discount.blogspot.com/
Serious About Wanting To Discount Resort? Here's How To holiday! Guaranteed... Or Your Money Back! It's pink.

I walked 10,065 steps/ 7.54 kilometers.

I tried the first part of my new strength training routine. It really works the back. One of the exercises is an alternating grip pull-up. I was able to pull myself up about four inches. If I ever get strong enough to pull myself up to the bar then I will be a mighty woman.

Goofy spam names:
Rood A. Scandinavian
Sutton U. Gadgetry
Lid U. Boisterous

Leonard Nimoy should eat more salsa.

The blog next door: http://justfloatingaround.blogspot.com/
Hey, it's Chewbacca in shades. Unusual page design. Edgy and difficult to read. This blog is not meant for adults with poor vision.

I walked 9,024 steps / 6.76 kilometers.

A couple of co-workers saw a picture of me from 5 years ago. They had trouble believing that was me in the photo. 45+ extra pounds will affect your appearence.

There are 7 members of the Walk Across Texas team. Just need one more. Then I'll be ready to throw the gauntlet down to the other Starfleet chapters. No more fat ass Trekkies.

Goofy spam names:
Lethal C. Hairbreadths
Doff M. Thermonuclear
Wigner C. Rhineland
Cummerbunds V. Devalue
Assemble B. Cort

The blog next door: http://redstatediaries.blogspot.com/
As a tribute to Hunter S. Thompson I shall call this blog Fear and Loathing in the state of Alabama. Enjoy.

Alabama: the state that allows other states to feel better about their poor race relations.

I'll have to convince my fellow Trekkies to join me in Walk Across Texas via e-mail since the meeting that was supposed to happen did not happen.

I enjoyed the new naked chicken strips at Popeye's.

Goofy spam names:
Corkscrewing B. Infant
Millage V. Fifty
Novel M. Tonga
Metal R. Teat

I gave blood today. My 16th pint. My blood pressure was 104/62. I got my swag - a Super Buddy Blood Drop beanie type plush toy.

I discovered that my driver license expired. I rarely get carded so I don't look at it very often. I know who I am so I do not need to consult my license to verify my identity and a frightening number of local retailers do not feel the need to verify my identity either. The Red Cross needed the photo i.d. to make sure that I am older than 17 and that I was going to donate my own blood.

I was able to renew my license online. God bless the state of Texas for that innovation. Now I have to wait 15 - 20 days for the thing to get to my house. It will have the same bad photo of me. My weight is not listed on the license but I did give that information to the DPS. That information is out of date - I wrote 195 pounds when I got the license renewed 5 years ago. When I renew in 2011 I'll have to actually visit a DPS office to update my picture. After 11 years my appearance should change. I'm carrying the receipt with me in case I get pulled over by the police.

This week I ran 14.69 miles, burned 1,954.2 calories and weigh 160.5 pounds.

This year so far I have ran 112.96 miles and burned 14,446.1 calories. That is 8 weeks of just running miles. If I added other activities to my milage using the Walk Across Texas guidelines I would be making a major contribution to my team's efforts. That is if I can convince them to join Walk Across Texas.

Goofy spam names:
Marian J. Unreasonable
Reused J. Vary
Nervous A. Russian
Prisoned F. Anthropoids
Diameter O. Romeo
Conveyances V. Horrible
Musicologist P. Misfits
Alice F. Rifleman
Temptation T. Senior
Genealogies B. Squared

My feet are wet and cold. I stink. I'm going to take a shower.

My desire for more people to read this crap has caused me to sign up for Blog Explosion. Check out the little button on the right hand side. Soon I'll be boring thousands of people to tears instead of hundreds. Who am I kidding? It is more like tens of people.

You have to remember 1st grade math to get that last joke. I was taught the "new" math in first grade. Ones place, tens place, hundreds place, thousands place and so on. We never got beyond the thousands place. I think the school just gave up on explaining all that and starting just teaching us arithmetic. This was back in the dark ages - you know - the 1970's. Dinosaurs and bell bottoms ruled the earth. The Dallas Cowboys were America's Team.

As Tom Lehrer explained new math - the objective is not to get the right answer but to know what you are doing. The process was more important than the results. After some years the education establishment realized that was stupid.

I don't miss the 1970's. I like laughing at it but I don't miss it. The 1980's were not funny - just loud. The 1990's - I like to laugh with that decade.

I don't love any of those decades like VH-1. VH-1's love is the unnatural love that Christian Fundamentalists see in every cartoon and PBS children's program. By contrast, my love for those decades is like the deep, brotherly, completely non-sexual despite references to becoming one flesh love of David and Jonathan (guys from the Old Testament/ Torah).

I like to follow the stream of consciousness and see where it takes me.

The blog next door: http://xelvis.blogspot.com/
The language is Japanese. There are screen shots from some anime. Clever nickname.

I walked 13,452 steps/ 10.08 kilometers.

Goofy spam names:
Moratoria P. Oder
Dogtrotted E. Gals
Virile O. Tasha
Calvary D. Tallow
Takings K. Bloodcurdling
Perpetuity A. Appositeness
Seasonally H. Underestimate

I am not looking for Cheap Cialis. I'm on a never ending quest to save my girl friend.

The blog next door: http://lilylopez.blogspot.com/
Nice background music and lots of pictures. Talk to Lily.

I walked 8,370 steps/ 6.27 kilometers.

I really worked my legs in the gym. One of my butt cheeks is so sore that I cannot sit. Walter gave it a good massage. Salvador used his little bird feet on my back and shoulders. He also did a bit of teeth cleaning.

I'll be doing a different strength workout next week. I change those types of workouts every 10 weeks.

I'm going to attempt to convince members of my Star Trek club to participate in Walk Across Texas. It is not a literal walk, it is a way to log miles during an 8-week period. Teams of eight people keep a log of their milage. The goal is to make the miles equal the length of the state of Texas. 830 miles Louisiana border to New Mexico border. 1335.8 kilometers for those into metrics. The whole point of the program is to get people moving. There is even milage equivalents for other physical activities. The general rule is 15 minutes of continious physical activity that make you breathe a bit harder and sweat equals 1 mile.

Someday I might try that distance by myself in 8 weeks. I have exceeded that distance in a year.

I talked to Walter about AdWords. He is supportive and I might be able to launch in a month. I will send him the details. He still has a headache. I hope it goes away tomorrow.

Goofy spam names:
Wilhelm Q. Gaiety
Spec B. Landowner
Callipers O. Stair

The blog next door: http://fishchrysallis.blogspot.com/
This entry is interesting: http://fishchrysallis.blogspot.com/2005/02/universal-love-vs-eternal-damnation.html The idea of universal salvation is popping up in the Catholic Church. Hey, it is a beautiful idea. It should spread. Good news: Hell is not eternal and all will be saved eventually. God is good.

A moment of pimping:
Attack of the Monster Robots -
Why pay to play when you can access Zango Games for FREE? Zango offers unlimited access to online games for FREE!

I get money if you click on Attack of the Monster Robots.

I think my mid-life crisis has hit. I really want to quit my job and work on art full time. Freelance and be able to sleep until a more reasonable hour. I'm working on a plan to save one year's worth of income so that I can do that. I'm going back and forth on pursuing a somewhat risky venture. Google AdSense has been more successful than I imagined and I want to try AdWords but there is some financial risk. The rewards will allow me to achieve my savings goal sooner. I will talk to Walter about it when he is lucid. Right now, he is on pain medication. He had a migraine on his day off.

I walked 9,122 steps/ 6.84 kilometers.

Goofy spam names:
Savage Q. Freshmen
Palestine T. Broadcaster
Diagnosed V. Lima

The blog next door: http://allhome.blogspot.com/
JOHNANDDIANE are selling all the things you would ever need for a home. A dual entity selling stuff.

I am formulating and implementing my escape plan. I hope to be out by the end of the year.

I felt compelled to add a comment to last night's blog next door. I'm not sure if it will make a difference but at least she will know that someone out there is concerned for her welfare. Maybe just knowing will help.

Goofy spam names:
Givens O. Vigilantes
Coruscated V. Converges

I might use these goofy spam names in a comic story in the future. Members of the Hero League go undercover and use the goofy spam names as code names.

I walked 8,821 steps/ 6.61 kilometers.

The blog next door: http://samporiffic.blogspot.com/
Sometimes I think I am pathetic but then I came across this blog and those thoughts ran, screaming from my mind. I am stunned.

I walked 8,686 steps/6.51 kilometers.

I received some interesting feedback about my Betty Crocker Recipe Cards. The writer thought some of the captions were hilarious and others were lame and suggested that the person who wrote the funny stuff should go back and rewrite the lame captions.

I don't know why "I'm every woman" is playing in my head right now. I'm every woman, it's all in me.

I have my on and off days. Sometimes the funny happens easily. Other times I really have to work at it. The results of really working at it are often less than stellar. Maybe I should go back when the Betty Crocker project is done and rewrite. I might catch myself on a good day.

Goofy spam names:
Cornelius F.
Preordained R. Paulette

Today is my birthday. It was weird inputing a different number in response to the age question on the treadmill.

The blog next door: http://piranhase.blogspot.com/ It is written in German.

Our minister was a guest speaker at another church's service. It was a special service celebrating black history month and introducing potential scholarship recipients. Our choir sang some songs and several members tagged along to watch. Shiloh Baptist (the host church) gives scholarships to its youth members that meet certain criteria. The program listed past recipients and potential recipients up to the year 2016.

I was impressed by the passion and sense of mission of Shiloh Baptist. They started out giving $250 scholarships but because of their passion and faith the amount is now $1,000 and the people of that church fervently believe that through God they will be able to pay for all of the higher education of their youth. I believe they will.

Our church was thanked for being the first church to donate money to the local African-American History museum. One of our members was recognized for their generous donation.

Our church is devoting a bit of its budget to outreach; helping other organizations. It is part of the river of blessings. We help others prosper, we will prosper. That is tenet in most religions.

The choir sang well and we were invited to dinner at Shiloh. The dinner was great. The best meatloaf I've ever had.

Our minister's sermon was well received. I enjoyed the whole program. I covet Shiloh's sense of mission and passion for my church.

My dad sent me, "Duh, the Stupid History of the Human Race." I went to Toys R Us and bought the Mega Blocks U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D. I need to clear a space for it after I put it together. Otherwise, Salvador will dismantle it.

I need to send out my thank you notes.

Goofy spam names:
Surgeons H. Roes
Welshmen Q. Imagining
Slaughterhouse O. Placeboes
Implacably E. Schlock
Poinsettias T. Lasagna

I'm two people in one body. One a funny writer, another a lame one.

Yesterday, I walked 12,721 steps/ 9.54 kilometers.

This week I ran 14.12 miles, burned 1,847.7 calories and weigh 161 pounds.

I had a good run today. I drank water during the run and changed the incline on the treadmill less often. It was still challenging but it did not nearly kill me.

I recieved a birthday card from my mom and a package from my dad. I haven't looked at them yet. I wanted to take a shower first. I will open them after I publish this entry.

My birthday falls on President's Day this year. I don't get the day off. The banks and federal government will be closed. At least everything will be on sale if I choose to purchase something.

Goofy spam names:
Foaming E. Muskiness
Punic V. Forecasts
Percent V. Mossiest

I'll be 36 years old. The numbers don't bother me.

My pants arrived in great condition. I left positive feedback for the seller. I looked at my feedback record and was surprised to find that I did not complete a single transaction in 2004. I need to work on earning my red star.

The blog next door: http://logbet.blogspot.com/

I walked 9,113 steps/ 6.83 kilometers.

My number keys are nasty. I need to clean them.

Goofy spam names:
Skimpiness U. Outlining

Side effects may including itching, swelling, stomach upset, sexual dysfunction, headaches and spontaneous combustion.

The blog next door: http://uncle-toms-cabin.blogspot.com/

I received this from Mash A. Venice:
Subject: Groovy :) (A subject line like that is usually about my 1971 Sears Catalog site)
Message:
Boo :)))

• If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane.
• Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds.
• Unlike other people, our reviewers are powerful because they believe in nothing.
• Memoirs are the backstairs of history.
• Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.
• It is kindness to refuse immediately what you intend to deny.
• The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
• An idea is worth nothing if it has no champion.
• The food here is so tasteless you could eat a meal of it and belch and it wouldn't remind you of anything.
• Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.
• Where there is life there is wishful thinking.
• It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
• Thou has conquered, O pale Galilean.
• Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant.
• The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get.
• The undiscovered country from whose born no traveler returns. [Hamlet]
• The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.
• Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother's womb.
• It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine.
• Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take what I have to give.
• But love is blind, and lovers cannot see What petty follies they themselves commit.
• Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God.
• In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.
• Expansion means complexity and complexity decay.
• Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than is dung.

Alweda

I added the bullets for clarity. I don't know why this was sent to me.

Walter and I tried the new K-Y warming sensation lubricant. It was not particularly warming and is an inferior lubricant to AstroGlide.

Zen koan subject lines: (Both were advertising Viagra and Valium - two drugs that should not be taken together)
Dont engage in "emotional reasoning"
perceive

Tonight's blog next door: http://jesuswasnotarepublican.blogspot.com/
Another person discovers Unitarian-Universalism. We are growing.

I walked 9,319 steps/ 6.98 kilometers.

I'm up a bit late because I watched the entire second half of the Westminster Dog Show. The German Shorthaired Pointer won Best in Show. She was quite a performer. I liked the Bloodhound and Great Pyranees. I'm partial to big lovable dogs. I like medium fluffy dogs too. I like dogs.

I'm glad none of the poodles made it to the Best in Show round. I really dislike the ridiculous haircuts. Real life poodles are not groomed like that and the bit about keeping the joints warm is utter crap. The announcer should say, "We've always groom poodles for the show ring in this ridiculous manner and we don't know why. Perhaps it is because we really hate poodles."

I think the show poodles are the non-telepathic version. Real life poodles have some kind of mind control power over their humans. That is why they are never groomed in a ridiculous fashion.

Goofy spam names:
Dachshund Q. Dropsy
Potbellied O. Nosier
Freestanding J. Capturing

I will not become a poodle zombie.

I walked 8,985 steps/ 6.73 kilometers.

It was a beautiful day! I drew outside during lunch. The warmth of the sun on my back felt great. It was glorious.

I've downloaded some free Flash tutorials. I might start drawing my multi-panel strip in Flash. Once the characters are created I can simply drop them into a panel. Once I get over the learning curve, things might speed up and I would have more time to work on other things.

I've played with Flash and have even created a couple of primitive movies. I want to use Flash more efficiently.

Tonight's blog next door: http://frozen-to-frost.blogspot.com/

Goofy spam names:
Rummaging F. Affront
Carboloy E. LBJ

I'm waiting for my files to upload.

Walter and I went out to dinner for Valentine's Day. He gave me a lovely bracelet. I was not expecting that. We had a great dinner then some even better sex. The dinner was at a restaurant; the sex was at home. Doing the opposite would have gotten us thrown in jail.

It looks like some of the church stuff is going to work out.

My new clip art just finished uploading. Now on to the new cartoons.

The cartoons are loading faster.

Now to upload the updated and new pages.

Another person has placed some money in the tip jar. Thank you!

Goofy spam names:
Evenings H. Validness
Semantically D. Americana

I finally redeemed my eBay certificate. Soon I'll be the owner of 4 pairs of pants.

Bring him to the pants!

Today's blog next door: Drunken Wench Ramblings

This week I ran 13.92 miles, burned 1,924 calories and weigh 160 pounds.

I need to bring a water bottle on my Saturday runs.

A squirrel discovered the sunflower seeds in the bird feeder. The finches found the unopened bag of seed and poked a couple of little holes on the side.

Salvador has taken a liking to climbing into cabinets and hiding and chewing on things. I just took him out of the software cabinet. He was hiding behind some CDs and chewing on paper. He is not good at hiding because he chirps and puts his head up occasionally. He will run at you if you try to remove him from one of his hiding places. He actually attacks Walter and goes for the face. He drew blood a couple of days ago. He just runs at me and bites my finger but he will get on.

Salvador is now perching on top of a door.

I'm going to get something to drink.

Yesterday I walked 11,905 steps/ 8.92 kilometers.

I did not feel like doing the order of service last night. This Sunday is a guest speaker and that is a bit of logistical juggling.

(Comments about resignations removed. I got it off my chest.)

Anyway I was tempted to resign last night but that was a joke and I just got caught in the resignation fever. Actually, one of these resignations affect me directly.

The whole thing is a bit demoralizing since this is not what church is about. I'm tempted to backspace over everything now that I got it off my chest. (See paranthesis above) Some would deem publishing my opinions about church matters on a public blog inappropriate. Especially, since it is easy to surmise which church based on my profile. Have to keep up appearences. God forbid anyone know of the existence of a church, with imperfect perfect people with a variety of views that sometimes conflicts, as members. A church full of humans. A church full of diverse imperfect humans that somehow manage to worship and work together despite the occasional conflict. Don't want that getting out to the public.

I actually love my church with all its glorious imperfections because the members accept me with all my glorious imperfections. Despite my introverted nature, I still need to have some connections outside of myself. I like a church that challenges me to improve myself and the world without the hammer of guilt or threat of eternal damnation if I don't. Improvement because it is simply the right thing to do and what a healthy person is designed to do.

When in doubt - black it out. This entry may not make much sense with some of the self-censorship but I do this for me. If others may take whatever they find useful in my ramblings.

Come to my church on Sunday. Service starts at 10:30am

Goofy spam names:
Charity B. Shook

I walked 8,263 steps/ 6.19 kilometers.

Walter opened and closed the pawn shop today. I gave him a foot rub.

I wrote scripts for three episodes of my multi-panel comic. I even came up with a super hero name for my main character. Finding a proper super hero name has been an ongoing story for about 3 episodes. That arc will continue for another 3 episodes. I still have to tie up the loose end regarding my main character's divorce.

The next few weeks may get really busy at work. I'm glad I took advantage of the lull to write. I have 4 weeks worth of single panel gags and 3 weeks worth of multi-panel stories to draw.

I have a back log of comics. The most time consuming part of creating the comics is scanning, coloring and lettering.

Somebody put some money in the tip jar. Thank you!

Goofy spam names:
Cursedest M. Magog

Tonight's blog next door: http://lostsworld.blogspot.com/
What is the blog next door? It is the next blog that comes up when I click on the next blog button on my blog's navigation bar that Blogger supplies.

I walked 7,864 steps/ 5.89 kilometers.

My gags have been lame lately. I've been coming up with them on the fly. It was a bit slow at work so I spent some time actually writing. I came up with 21 viable gags. Most of them are what I call panel gags - gags that break the walls of the square shaped single panel. If things are slow tomorrow, I will spend some time writing some scripts for my multi-panel comic. I have a loose end that needs tying. Maybe I should call a loose end tying service.

Goofy spam names:
Wigging C. Cataleptic
Padilla K. Demotion

Tonight's blog next door: http://bitem_e.blogspot.com/

I walked 8,896 steps/ 6.67 kilometers.

Some people mistakenly believe that the highest level of reincarnation in Hinduism is cow but the highest level is leaving the death - reincarnation cycle. If Hinduism is the correct religion I think that I will lead a good enough life to make it to cow level but not cow in India level. I will probably be reincarnated as a cow in a beef eating country. One will know that Hinduism is the correct religion if sometime after my death there is news of a cow attempting to book a flight to New Delhi.

Goofy spam names:
Rembrandt O. Padilla
Sloppy P. Blithely
Understands S. Defects

Tonight's blog next door: http://etoilefillante.blogspot.com/

Today's Blog Next Door:
Media Lies

I walked 10,153 steps/ 7.61 kilometers.

Today was a good day. I finished printing brochures for church and even folded a few. There was very little work waiting for me when I arrived at work.

I'm starting to feel normal with the help of cough drops.

Maybe I can get some scanning done tomorrow.

I wish the clouds would go away.

Goofy spam names:
Plasterboard P. Snivelling
Abuser M. Dressing
Lexicographer R. Numerates
Spectroscopy R. Gladly
Hardhearted H. Ledger

Happiness is a warm gun. Bang Bang Shoot Shoot

My cold has progressed. It is now dominated by a cough with bouts of stuffiness. At least I'm not having to blow my nose every 10 minutes. I get to enjoy cough drops. The current flavor is cherry euycalyptus. I can smell strong odors.

I'm printing some brochures for the church canvas. I'm using the fast draft setting and the new ink cartridge that my brother gave me for Christmas. Everything is shaking because of the printer. The printer was also a gift from my brother. I have a great brother.

Church was fun. We did a Mardi Gras strut complete with a saxaphone player. Getting Unitarian-Universalists to move around is quite a feat. We are the stiff white people that black comedians make jokes about.

I've become a bit of a fan of Celebrity Fit Club and The Surreal Life. I don't make time to watch those shows but if they happen to be on while I'm channel surfing then I'll stop. I like this season of The Surreal Life. Christopher Knight is a very well-built man. It is not necessary to add the qualifier, "for his age." He has a great body. Peter Brady turns out to be a stud muffin. Amazing. I'm also digging the interaction between the model chick and Jane Weidlan. Throw in the former lady wrestler and this could be one show too hot for TV.

Celebrity Fit Club is a bit frustrating. The contest is based on the single dimension of weight on the scale. These people get frustrated when the scale does not reflect the changes in their bodies. The judges try to encourage them by telling them about the gains in muscle, the changes in the way their clothes fit and all the other visible signs but the contest is based upon weight lost. I hope after the contest that the celebrities will stick with the lifestyle changes and be able to look at the positive physical changes outside of scale weight.

VH-1 has celebrity reality shows because music videos are not mindless enough. These days it does not take much to make it to celebrity status or at least VH-1 celebrity status. Andy Warhol was a true prophet.

Goofy spam names:
Rolodex G. Momentum
Tool H. Modernize
Grange U. Tami
Kemerovo K. Gristliest
Polygamists L. Nightclub
Amour U. Lauder

Despite my condition, this week I ran 13.88 miles, burned 1,774.4 calories and weigh 161.6 pounds.

Walter asked how someone trying to recover from a cold can run for an hour. I told him it was mental - all mental.

Lunch with my mother-in-law went well, unfortunately I wasn't up to shopping so I was taken home to take a nap while Walter and his mom hit the thrift stores. The nap helped and gave me the strength to prepare the order of service and go to the gym. Walter went with me. He did not run for an hour.

I'm glad Walter joined the gym.

I'm going to take some more medicine and eat some left overs.

Yesterday I walked 8,046 steps/ 6.03 kilometers.

I went to a celebration dinner at a restaurant noted for its huge servings of meat. I had a New York strip. It was good and I did not feel overstuffed. I could not hear any conversation. The restaurant was loud, my ears were stopped up and I ended up on the end of the table with all the kids.

My nose is stopped up and I am coughing. Damn, how much snot can my sinuses hold? My ears have popped a couple of times. Other than that I feel okay. I hope I'm over this by Monday.

It looks like Ossie Davis has completed the celebrity death triangle.

I'm going to take some drugs to alleviate some of these symptoms.

My mother-in-law is taking us out to lunch today. It would be good to be in some kind of happier haze. Maybe she has an amusing folk remedy. Sticking a hot spike up my nose seems rather appealing right now.

I know there are people much sicker and I should quit my bitching.

Goofy spam names:
Longhair I. Forty
Rewindable V. Rosendo
Gibbet O. Bray
Roderick S. Profuse
Grates D. Honk
Suggestion E. Canvased
Baroda M. Panoply
Revenges M. Rimmed
Salome I. Capitalists

I walked 8,971 steps/ 6.72 kilometers.

Sinuses are stopped up and my throat is sore. I can breathe through my nose but I still can't smell.

Walter's boss took the employees and spouses out to dinner tonight. It was pretty good. I was still in too much of a haze to appreciate the food. I don't have much of an appetite when I'm not well.

I'm taking tomorrow off. I have over 300 hours of sick leave. I'm going to use some of it to insure that I'm completely well. My work is not that terribly important.

Enterprise is being cancelled and I don't really care. I could lose my nerd certification for saying that but I live in a market that does not have UPN. From what I have heard about other UPN shows I should consider that a blessing. Anyway, the cancellation is causing a lot of chatter.

Goofy spam names:
Ruckuses D. Explication
Blenched L. Foursquare
Wraith Q. Stravinsky
Hanna A. Furthermost
Informant J. Malthusian

I made it to my meeting. It was short and sweet.

I also updated my cartoon.

I must be hasty with this post because I had Taco Bell for dinner.

Yesterday I walked 7,251 steps/ 5.43 kilometers.

I have a cold. I took the day off from work today. I did not update my cartoon last night. I'll try to do an update tonight.

I had a meeting at church last night that went on too long. I have another meeting tonight.

My head hurts, my feet are cold and I can't smell.

Goofy spam names:
Sandblasting M. Integument
Alphabets A. August
Mousetrapped H. Commutes
Bethesda S. Eventual
Retainer A. Debt
Transmission K. Pareto
Bituminous S. Revolutionary

I'm going to take some more medicine and go back to bed.

I walked 8,602 steps/ 6.45 kilometers.

I ate all the ice cream and fig newtons in the house. They are gone. They are out of my life. I will not buy anymore.

I think I might be getting a cold. I have the slightly scratchy throat, runny nose and burning eyes. This sucks. I already had a cold this winter. I think Walter might have some of the same symptoms. He is sitting at his computer sniffing. The vows said something about in sickness and in health. I hope that this does not escalate to a full scale cold.

Goofy spam names:
Transferal I. Dimenuendoes
Bond K. Douglass
Item O. Ode
Townsman O. Ghanians

This is the blog for my marathon training group coach: http://brianakretz.blog.com/

I updated my website. I added some disclaimers to the opening page of my Sears website. Hopefully, that will cut down on the catalog appraisal requests and pictures of children.

I took a sleeping pill and drank some chamomile tea at 8:00 pm. The pill has kicked in. I don't know how coherent this entry will be.

I'm thinking about taking the entire week of Spring Break to use as a working vacation. Focus on making a clip art CD to sell and putting together other items to sell.

Goofy spam names:
Dewitt O. Silage
Doleful U. Likenesses
Paginates H. Hideous
Lawlessness R. Plotters
Teleconferenced H. Shwas

I bought some moisturizer that is supposed to reduce the visible signs of natural aging. As I approach my 36th birthday, I've been thinking about skin care products a lot more.

My God, it's full of stars.

This week I ran 10.62 miles, burned 1,303.6 calories and weigh 163.1 pounds. So far this year I have ran 56.35 miles and burned 6,945.8 calories.

I did not run today because of cramps. I took some ibuprofen. I feel much better.

As I was laying in bed waiting for the ibuprofen to work I wondered, how bad can menopause be? It can't be any worse than the cramps, bloating, bleeding and general bad mood. I'm sure I can handle hot flashes. I'm not in any big hurry to reach that age; this is just speculation.

My final student loan payment went into the mail today. Yipee.

Goofy spam names:
Skullcaps D. Mope
Licensees L. Judo

The knowledge I gained in college is now mine, free and clear.

I walked 10,607 steps/ 7.95 kilometers.

I will be putting my final student loan payment in the mail tomorrow.

I talked to AIU Online. I'm a bit uneasy because of the push to get me to apply and get accepted into their program. The person I talked to is in three different locations apparently. Her physical address is in Illinois, the school is based on Georgia and she says she is located in the Pacific Time Zone. That is a bit of a red flag.

I'm not feeling very well. I think I'll make it an early night.

Goofy spam names:
Bloomer E. Trudge
Compressing A. Methodical
Sepsis U. Enveloped
Goalies V. Carbohydrate

How bad could menopause be?

I walked 9,176 steps/ 6.88 kilometers.

I got caught up on my updates. Now I will catch up on some sleep. It is hard to type and yawn at the same time.

I've not drawn cartoons in two days. I'm going into withdrawl.

Goofy spam names:
Squired H. Nattier

I must draw something tomorrow.

The second part of the famous death triangle has been completed with the passing of Phillip Johnson at age 98. Phillip Johnson was a well-known modern architect. His buildings are well-known and those of us that have studied architectural history know his name. Johnson designed the Pennzoil (it was Pennzoil when he designed it - I don't who owns it now) building in downtown Houston. He died the the glass house that he designed in Connecticut. His death was worthy of a full story on NBC, CBS and CNN.

Dick Clark is home from the hospital.

It looks like it is up to Gerald Ford to complete the triangle.

I walked 9,009 steps/ 6.75 kilometers.

Retarded people are so amusing. I don't mean retarded in the Special Olympic/ short bus sense but more as a chosen mental state. The retarded people I'm talking about have the mental equivalent of a Ferrari but only run it at 25 MPH. I can't think of another term to describe it.

Anyway, there is a retarded person amusing several newsgroups right now. I normally don't respond to cross-posting retards but this one was too irresistible. I removed the cross-posts. Knowing that chronically stupid people exist to amuse helps me deal with their ever increasing presence. I am a bit frightened that they seem to have gain a bit of power in the United States.

Maybe I'm just extra bitchy right now because of hormones. No, I'm going to take responsibility for my bitchiness and say that I taunted the net tard for sport. This one is too much fun to be a mere troll.

I rescheduled my phone appointment for Friday and got my car fixed.

Goofy spam names:
Ruin F. Staci
Fakers I. Slumbered

Zen Koan subject lines:
exclaimed ruefully: "No he's
notice the change yet bathe
continual
convalescent mild

Michael O'Shaughnessy

I walked 9,750 steps/ 7.31 kilometers.

Someone from Art Institute Online called me at work. It was a good conversation and he did not try to sell or push me into a decision. I appreciated that. Hopefully, tomorrow's call from the other program will be just as useful.

The phone call did not take up the entire lunch hour. I was able to draw a cartoon and a two bits of clip art.

I have a committee meeting tomorrow evening. This committee will likely meet once a week. At least it is a short term committee.

I have to remove some things from my plate before I can seriously think about going back to school.

Next month my student loans will be paid off. I will own the knowledge and experience I gained in college free and clear.

Goofy spam names:
Melodies F. Gracefully
Scarify C. Progress
Sherbet L. Thicket

I walked 10,392 steps/ 7.79 kilometers. I ate 4 white chocolate covered Oreos. I thought I had enough discipline to eat just one. I was wrong. I don't consider it a failure, simply a miscalculation. I did enjoy the cookies.

Both online schools called me at work. One of the callers was wondering why I was distracted during the call. I don't know - maybe something to do with work. Both sent me information via e-mail and will call back during my lunch hour.

I have a lot to do tomorrow. Hopefully, I won't be disturbed too many times.

Goofy spam names:
Zambezi Q. Hawed
Bide I. Inflection
Emasculate L. Allowable
Recedes J. Conductivity
Volleys Q. Bowmen

Since major celebrity deaths occur in threes, I'm going to predict Gerald Ford and Dick Clark are the next two. The young actor from "Moesha" that was killed in a auto accident does not count in the triangle. It has to be someone famous enough to merit actual mention by the lead anchor on CNN's Headline News. A ticker and a mention by the entertainment reporter does not count. Gerald Ford and Dick Clark are both older men that have been experiencing health problems and as a former U.S. President and pop culture icon they are both famous enough to have a full story on CNN.

You read it here first.

I updated the website. I forgot to update my FAQ. I'll do that sometime this week.

I took a sleep aid and chasing it with chamoille tea. I'm going to write gags until the pill kicks in. The results should be amusing.

I have a lot of work waiting for me on Monday.

Goofy spam names:
Wozniak V. Greenhouse
Pikes S. Shipping
Valance L. Conjures
Insatiably R. Ranch
Tarot H. Thimblefuls

So much to do before going to bed.

This week I ran 16.44 miles, burned 1,843 calories and weigh 160.9 pounds.

I was in FrontPage/ Word mode and hit Ctrl-S out of habit. Premature publication.

Salvador is preening my hair and himself. He is tickling my cheek with his tail feathers and nibbling on my ear.

Walter filled the outside bird feeder because the birds demanded it. They saw our bag of seed and started gathering by our back door. We have a family of cardinals living in the bushes on one of the corners of our backyard. The birds are happy and eating.

I'm going to take a nap.

Goofy spam names:
Homonym S. Ungratefulness
Treachery Q. Genies

I walked 11,271 steps/ 8.46 kilometers.

On the radio: Peaches and Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing

I checked out a couple of clip art sites and found some good information on rates and license agreements. I requested some information from a couple of online art programs. Hopefully, their callers will pronounce my last name correctly and identify themselves.

On the radio: Commodores - Three Times A Lady

My last name does not have several consonants in a row and the majority of it is made up of a common, easy to pronounce word but telemarketers just screw it up. It does help me identify a telemarketer.

I visited some cartoonists and cartoon directories. It was kind of depressing seeing drawings so much better than mine. I really need to improve my skills. I have a hard time with hands.

I could use some coaching on putting together a portfolio. That was a frustrating aspect of college. I learned some skills but did not learn a thing about presenting those skills and my work. In some things I need some clear instructions and practice. I gained skills to do a job but did not learn the skills to land the job. I guess that is part of what I want to get out of school if I decide to go back. That and a career more to my liking. Maybe there is a single class on portfolio making and presentation. I wonder if University Plus offers anything like that? I need to go to the MSC basement and pick up a schedule. Maybe sign up for a drawing class.

On the radio: Love Unlimited Orchestra - Satin Soul

I was service leader last Sunday and I did not experience a single butterfly. I was not nervous at all. I'm going to finish out the month of January as service leader.

On the radio: Maze - Running Away

On the radio: The Impressions - People Get Ready

I like soul music.

I walked 6,583 steps/ 4.93 kilometers and burned 1,310 calories.

I found out that I'm on another committee and that committee is behind in doing its job.

I burn my candle at both ends because it makes such a pretty glow.

Tomorrow's agenda: research prices other artists charge for clip art.

Goofy spam names:
Martinis S. Hargreaves
Sparser T. Doyle
Cornell Q. Martiniere

I walked 10,001 steps/ 7.50 kilometers and burned 1,990 calories.

Salvador was a bad birdie today. He slit open the new bag of bird food and made a mess on the kitchen counter. Walter transferred the rest of the food into a different container.

I've decided that 2005 is going to be the year that I do something about moving my art from hobby to career. I decide that every year but I need to think of this as a long term project.

I walked 8,130 steps/ 6.09 kilometers and burned 1,630 calories.

The first day of the semester was not as bad as I anticipated. Very few annoyances. I'm shielded from most of the whining by my office location and minimal socializing. I'm sure the low amount of "face time" that I put in is having a detrimental effect on my career but it doesn't worry me too much.

I really need to do something about the direction my career is going. Actually, it has stopped. I've become quite comfortable with my current job situation. Too comfortable.

Goofy spam names:
Lymphatics U. Sector
Weekended H. Pacifism

I walked 9,401 steps/ 7.05 kilometers and burned 1,840 calories.

I enjoyed the day off. Tomorrow is the first day of the Spring semester. Several annoyances will break loose but I'm mentally prepared. I prefer not to use the term hell to describe what will happen tomorrow because it really is not that bad compared to the situation of others. Getting shot at is hell - someone's lack of planning becoming my emergency is merely an annoyance. Losing your home and family is hell - reteaching someone how to run equipment, despite the fact that the procedures have not changed is merely annoying. Having body parts blown off is hell - fielding questions about which labs are meeting this week is annoying. Hearing my co-workers complain about how this week is from hell - fucking annoying. As I've grown older my tolerance for hyperbole has decreased.

I got hate mail! My first hate mail for one of my cartoons. I have received one bit of hate mail about my Sears Catalog project but never anything about my cartoons. I've been doing this since 1999 and this is my first hate mail.

The mail, verbatim, errors uncorrected:

Subject: You're sick

I'm sure you've heard it before, but as an anti-abortion activist I have to tell you again. Anyone who can make fun of abortion and of children being abused is sick. There is nothing funny about that. I'm sure to you it was all fun and games, but to some that is life and that is all they know. I fight pro-life and I save lives. I do not force people to keep their children, and have never heard of one of the children saved being abused(though I'm sure it happens). If someone is in doubt as to whether or not they can rear their child without abusing them, their is adoption. People failing to see this are a hindrance to the world. You should channel your thoughts into doing something productive and good for people. Perhaps start with not making anymore cartoons like that.

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The offending cartoon:
http://www.aperfectworld.org/cartoons/abortion.gif

I've heard it (You're sick) several times but never from an anti-abortion activist. Thanks for the deflowering.

Cartoons sometimes make a statement without being funny. Editorial cartoons about tragedies for example.

I was making fun of anti-abortion protesters that spend so much energy protesting abortions while doing nothing for children already here. Most of them actually vote for politicians that devise policies that harm children. Okay, Republicans.

I was in doubt as to whether or not I could raise a child without abusing it. I had my tubes tied. I used birth control before the surgery. Many anti-abortion activists want to limit access to birth control and some of them consider what I did an offense to God. Child abuse is even more offensive to God. I did not want to be responsible for hurting an innocent person.

The anti-abortionists always point out that there is always adoption. I support adoption. I was adopted. I'm grateful for that. Being a white healthy infant greatly improved my chances for adoption. Not all the babies being saved by the anti-abortion activists are as lucky. How many has my letter writer adopted? Not just the pretty ones with fair skin and blonde hair and no health problems. How many brown ones with less than perfect health?

I should be fair and point out that I was born before Roe v. Wade but I don't think I would have been adopted if I was black.

I think abortion should be a last resort when there are no other options. I believe that accurate information about what causes (Hint: FUCKING!) and prevents pregnancy should be widely distributed. This would help prevent unwanted pregnancies and lead to less abortion. I believe one should not reproduce before marriage, ideally wait until at least 5 years into the marriage.

I did not say No Sex, I said No Reproduction before marriage. Have sex all willy-nilly. Actually, that is the best way to have sex. Especially with someone you love.

Speaking of non-reproductive, willy-nilly sex I'm going to sign off now.

I watched some of the PK Chang's Arizona Rock 'N Roll Marathon on TV. Michael Vick was one of the celebrity runners. The caption while he was being interviewed said he rushed 46,112 yards today. The statistic was an allusion to his football career.

The current NFL rushing yards leader is Emmitt Smith with a career total of 18,355 yards. He has been in the NFL for 15 years.

I read an e-mail from my marathon "coach" that the Houston marathon folks had a good time. The coach had to drop out at mile 16 because of a problem with a sciatic nerve. She sounded positive despite the lack of a finish. She gave rave reviews about the medical attention she received and she received finisher's gear but not a finisher's time for her efforts.

I haven't heard from the others yet. Probably because they are just now coming home.

It was a gorgeous day.

This week I ran 15.65 miles, burned 2,042.6 calories and weigh 161.6 pounds.

Good luck to the people running the HP Houston Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon tomorrow.

I'm going to get out of these stinky clothes and take a shower. I need to remember to put on some body glide before my next long run. My bra really chafed me.

The critics like Battlestar Galactica but none of them said anything about the annoying camera work.

Congratulations to the ESA for their work in landing a probe on Saturn's moon Titan.

I walked 14,647 steps/ 10.98 kilometers and burned 3,200 calories.

Watched the season premier of the new Battlestar Galactica series on Sci-Fi. For the love of God, could someone please sober up the camera crew!?!

Were former COPS camera operators hired to film this show?

This attempt at a spur of the moment documentary feel got pretty damn tiresome after 15 minutes. I really hope that the producers did not film the entire season like that. It is a fictional drama not COPS. I expect a shirtless redneck to come bursting through a door any second.

The actor who plays Apollo does a fantastic job of speaking with an American accent.

I really cannot speak to the quality of the show as a whole because I got a damn headache from the camera work.

One word: tripods.

Goofy spam names:
McLean H. Imaged

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?

I receive a monthly newsletter for lay leaders from the UUA (www.uua.org). It is called Interconnections. It contains lots of useful information.

Lately, it has been getting scary with its relevance to my current situation. I agreed to chair the Communications committee of my church. One of the missions is to develop policies about the website. I agreed to do this less than 7 days ago. Two days ago, I get my Interconnections in the mail. This issue is about websites, website policies, electronic newsletters and other communication related items. Other congregations have done the hard work. Cool.

Another issue of Interconnections dealt with the Committee on Ministry (that issue appeared when I served on the church Board of Trustees and we were discussing our Committee on Ministry). Another issue dealt with Canvas and fund-raising at the time that I was serving on that committee.

Maybe I'll try to form a give Linda money committee and agree to serve on it and see if the next issue of Interconnections will deal with resources and information about giving Linda money.

I may receive an issue of Interconnections about referring to myself in the third person.

Interconnections can be found online at http://www.uua.org/interconnections/

I checked the F/X schedule and the show that I written about in the previous entry is not on the air. F/X only has 13 shows. How sad.

I walked 9,260 steps/ 6.94 kilometers and burned 1,970 calories.

Goofy spam names:
Arcade D. Infections
Unreadiest Q. Wigwams
Notarize F. Successors

John Tesh is calling in his radio show from Sri Lanka. My God, haven't those people suffered enough?

Yesterday I walked 10,081 steps/ 7.56 kilometers and burned 2,110 calories.

I did an abbreviated update on the website this morning because of a thunderstorm last night. I do not turn on the computer during thunderstorms.

The only thing updated was the cartoon on the front page. I will update the archives and other pages tonight.

I enjoy watching MTV's Pimp My Ride. Do the young people who get their rides pimped have to pay taxes on the customization? I bet that is a rude awakening if they do have to pay taxes. The value of the customization probably doubles these young peoples' usual income.

There was this really cool show that used to be on F/X. It featured an actor/ scrounger and his brother who could make anything out of just about anything. The actor would receive letters from people with problems but very little cash. They pimped out a guy's crappy Cadillac for $100 by purchasing items from thrift stores and garage sales, dumpster diving and negotiation. They covered the Cadillac in crushed purple velvet. They also remodeled a couple's garage for a huge jar of quarters and helped a girl raise money for breast implants using $400 that she had saved. F/X was playing a marathon of these shows and Walter and I thought it was really cool show. The actor's brother was an amazing builder and visualizer and the actor was a hell of a scrounger. The person being helped also had to participate in the dumpster diving. We really liked the show and wanted to see more but alas F/X no longer airs it as far as I know. Too bad because it was a really great show.

I will have to check the F/X schedule to see if it is on the air.

I walked 9,198 steps/ 6.89 kilometers and burned 1,920 calories.

Weird subject lines:
ingot
kill overpriced pharmies
cell
palmyra
compile carlson
melodrama falsity
poseur
americana seedbed

No Kill I

If you are one of those people from New Hampshire and Iowa that used the slogan, "Dated Dean, Married Kerry", during the primaries, please identify yourself so that the rest of us can give you the good hard bitch slap that you so richly deserve. How do you like the marriage now?

Howard Dean is running for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee. Good for him. For those Dems that think Dean's leadership would be bad for the party - it can't be any worse than the present leadership. Your presidential candidate could not defeat a president with a weak economy, huge debt and an unpopular and unnecessary war.

I think it is time for a change.

Howard Dean's leadership can transform the Democratic Party into a real opposition party with ideas that would appeal to people's sense of fair play and the belief that work should be rewarded. So Dean can appear angry sometimes - there are things to be angry about. Why not show some emotions? Afraid of looking a little crazy? Holy Shit! Passion - run away! It will scare the voters.

Try crazy because normal did not work.

I walked 10,679 steps/ 8 kilometers and burned 219 kilocalories.

The grammar in today's punchline is a bit tortured.

Salvador is doing some major construction behind some items on a shelf. One day I am going to move those items and discover a rocket or some other elaborate construction. Sometimes it sounds like he is using a jack hammer. Maybe he is rebuilding the lost city of Atlantis.

Goofy spam names:
Condole V. Centenarian

Crazy subject lines:
tortoise predominate
pressure vivaldi
peripheries nosed
Homer isn't feeling well
card, that you're dealing
carbine domineer
autonomic doesn't
reason thoroughly shocked

I own 3 SpongeBob Squarepants watches.

I did something about my gray hair. I had my hair colored at a salon. My hair is now a reddish-brown. Not really the color intended but everytime I get color done it always turns into a shade of red.

I cleaned Sal's cage. Now he won't get in it.

I helped reunite a dog with its owner.

I took a sleeping pill at 8:30. It has kicked in.

Goofy spam names:
Servanted I. Retails
Spiders H. Hardtop
Enunciate T. Dawes
Gabbles H. Vitality
Stubbornness V. Legion
Skyline I. Blood
Sectioned F. Sebastian
Mishandle E. Summertime

Reunited and it feels so good.

This week I ran 13.64 miles, burned 1,756.6 calories and weigh 162.3 pounds.

I actually sent out a newsletter to my readers that have subscribed. All 26 of them. Margaret Mead said, "A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." So we are on the road toward world domination.

Other cool Margaret Mead quotes:
A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to taste the food of any country, to find new voices to listen to and familiar ones to listen to again. (In first part of the quote replace city with internet - I found these in seconds thanks to Google. It may not be the right answer but you don't need to wait next week.)

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate. (One of the things that should be in marriage vows - in sickness and in health, especially during two cases of stomach illness and one toilet)

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.

Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children.

It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.

Of all the peoples whom I have studied, from city dwellers to cliff dwellers, I always find that at least 50 percent would prefer to have at least one jungle between themselves and their mothers-in-law.

Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

We have nowhere else to go... this is all we have.

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Goofy spam names:
Varnishes D. Tsunami

I walked 11,854 steps, 8.89 kilometers and burned 251 kilocalories.

Walter took the Dante's Inferno test - he was banished to the 2nd level.

I do not like cold cloudy days. People around me have been making positive comments about the cold weather. I wonder what is wrong with them. The point of living in Texas is to avoid having too many cold cloudy days. A lot of people hate cold cloudy days. That explains in the surge in population in the southern United States. If you love cold cloudy days so much move to a place that has them in abundance.

I can deal with cold and sunny. I can cope with warm and cloudy. Cold and cloudy - no way. At least it does not stay like that too many days in a row.

Goofy spam names:
Lancer E. Shirting
Derivations M. Management
Famous F. Betrothal
Caroller G. Bakes
Modesto U. Refresher

I tried out my new pedometer. I walked 9,648 steps, 7.23 kilometers, and burned 208 kilocalories.

I went to another meeting. It was informative and productive. I agreed to chair the Communications committee. Scary.

The multi-panel comics that I post once a week are heading in a different direction than I originally planned but it is a direction more suited to my comic writing style. It is becoming a "Dilbert" meets the "Justice League". The absurdity of the business world meets the absurdity of the super hero. I don't have to draw so much super hero action. This could be fun.

Goofy spam names:
No goofiness today.

I like it.

I walked 6,000 steps. I received a new pedometer courtesy of a co-worker. She got it from one of our vendors. This one has a clock and calculates kilometers and calories burned. It is dark blue and promotes visitaggieland.com. Now I can color coordinate and compulsively keep more statistics. Or I could go insane and wear them both at the same time and analyze the accuracy of each pedometer. I'm a bit obsessive-compulsive but my short attention span keeps it under control.

I also have a new SpongeBob Squarepants watch. It came with a box of Apple Jacks. I purchase breakfast cereal based on the prize inside. None of that mail order, proof of purchase stuff. I'm into instant gratification.

I like finding joy in the little things.

Goofy spam names:
Monopolized I. Warpath
Ken C. Phalanx

I'm on the Brute Squad.

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Seventh Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	High
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Low
Level 2 (Lustful)	Moderate
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Moderate
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	High
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)	High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Moderate
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Moderate

Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test

I walked 7,491 steps.

I had a meeting tonight. It was very productive.

I've been asked to chair a committee. I am honored and nervous. The committee involves things that cannot be screwed up too badly. I'll give an answer on Thursday.

Goofy spam names:
Harvey S. Vanity
Antioch H. Received

I am a leader of extraordinary magnitude.

I walked 7,071 steps.

Things went well at work. I took down the dog pictures. It was time to let go.

I am behind on my scanning so there might not be an update as scheduled. I've got plenty of drawings.

Walter has a sinus infection. He's had difficulty sleeping. I hope he gets some sleep tonight.

Speaking of sleep, I'm getting a bit tired. It is time for me to go to bed.