The New Addition

I have finally, and inexcusably tardily, added my buddy Eric Martinez ("G") to the "music you should know" list at right. Check out his myspace page, and look for G on a forthcoming album with Daniel Hutchins titled "Love Songs for Losers."

on the iPod:
still nothing, although I am looking forward to cranking WSP 10/31/96, which I am currently pulling down off digitalpanic.org

oatmeal

Oatmeal for breakfast and oatmeal in my brain. I have been trying to keep up with this and reward you for checking back every so often, but I am flailing a bit.

It's not so much that I haven't had any bolg-worthy thoughts; I actually recall thinking 2 or 3 times yesterday "hmm, that would make a good blog post." It's just that I can't remember what t was that I was thinking.

I have too much going on. At least I think I do.

on the iPod:
nothing, but I have been pulling down a butt load of live Widespread Panic and a few other bands from a bittorrent site. Bittorrent is cool.

Legal Quote of the Day

"Men cannot always, in civilized society, be allowed to use their own property as their interests or desires may dictate without reference to the fact that they have neighbors whose rights are as sacred as their own. The existence and well-being of society require that each and every person shall conduct himself consistently with the fact that he is a social and reasonable person. "

Tuttle v. Buck, 107 Minn. 145, 149 (Minn. 1909)

why pretend?

I was at the grocery store today grabbing some granola bars and I looked up to see "Quaker Breakfast Cookies." Really? I don't even know what to do with this one.

Perhaps not suprisingly, a the first three Google hits are all blogs:
The Impulsive Buy
Cheap Eats
Junk Food Blog

The corporate cite has this to say:

"Quaker® Breakfast Cookies

Help yourself to a soft-baked cookie made with whole grain Quaker oats. Plus, there are real pieces of delicious fruit in every bite!

Quaker goodness in every cookie:

Made with Whole Grain Oatmeal
Good Source of Fiber
Excellent Source of Calcium & Iron
0g Trans Fat
9 Vitamins and Minerals"

http://www.quakersnackbars.com/CHW_Products/BreakfastCookies/

. . . and these things are endorsed by www.singlemom.com, because what could be better than saving some time by slinging a breakfast cookie down your kid's throat as you send him out the door with a homemade tang-wich for lunch.

Well, I gotta run make myself a dinner milkshake.

the last time

Today is the first day of classes, which means that yesterday was the last day of summer - and both are the last time I will have those. After this year, I will be done with school and into the working world (hopefully).

I still remember - although not clearly - when I was a little boy and I asked my dad why he didn't get summer vacation.

I also remember when Davis Love III won the PGA Championship (before Tiger-mania had taken over).


"It took Davis Love III 11 long, frustrating seasons to finally achieve his moment in the sun; and then, just a little while longer through the rain that pelted Winged Foot during his closing holes on Sunday.

In one of the most moving moments in golf history, as the man so often described as the best player never to have won a major, walked his final fairway at the 79th PGA Championship, on a course called the toughest they would ever play, the storm clouds actually parted. The sun beamed down again. And not one, but two rainbows settled majestically over his head.

"I tried not to look," Love said. "Everybody was yelling, 'Look at the rainbow! Look at the rainbow!' It was hard to keep my composure those last few holes, much less think about my dad. But it was very neat, and I hope there's a great picture of that, with those two rainbows overhead as I was putting out."

His brother and caddy, Mark Love, was helping Davis stay fixated on golf.

"We were trying to not think about it until we got it done," Mark Love said. "We were trying to not think about that rainbow until we finished the last hole."

Believe what you will, but who would dare doubt that Davis' late father had a hand on his son's shoulder, steadying him, guiding this enormous step. Davis Love Jr. was a golf pro who gave his son his name, his game and so much of his inspiration even after perishing in a plane crash nine years ago.

"I told Davis, 'Dad knows.' And he said, 'Yes, I know,' " said Love's mother, Penta Love. "So, yeah, he was along all the way."

In that sense, Love said the final round of his first major victory was no different from any other day he plays.

"It's hard to explain, and maybe that's not right," Love said. "But this win is an accumulation of a lot of hard work from a lot of people. My dad didn't want anything out of my golf game except for me to do my best. And I think his influence is great for me every day."

That Love's best came at Winged Foot made it even more special. It is one of the great and historic courses in the world, where even par was considered an achievement, but where Love managed to reach 11-under, turning back the reigning British Open champion, Justin Leonard, at every turn.

"This is just a perfect golf course for me," Love said. "It sets up great. The way the rough was around the greens, it just played right into my hands. I knew if I could be patient, I could win."

Full story at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golf/pga/news/1997/08/18/love_huber/index.html

crusin'

After spending 20 hours on the highway over the last 10 days, I think all cars should have their drivers' cell numbers posted on the bumper.

I also think everyone would be a better driver if they got to do more of this:

wow - super slack

DANG! I haven't written in like fity - just when there seem to be at least one person in teh world who checks this site every once in a while. I know that is no way to build a readership.

Well - I'm off to the beach for a week, and then to the first of a 5 wedding marathon stretching from Aug 12 to Sept 23. That means I probably won't post for another week. The good news bad news is that I start school on teh 21st, so hopefully there will be more time for me to bitch to you about the things that I bitch about.

On the other hand, maybe we will be knee deep in the rapture by then. If that is the case, at least I'll be at the beach.

on the iPod:
Guns & Roses, Lies
Tom Petty, Last DJ
Stone Roses, ?