Dang it. I’ve caught the flu for the third damn time this winter.

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You know those travel coffee mugs with the wide conical base? One time Dad drove us to school and we learned that they fall off the roof of the car at around 30 mph.

When I worked at a pizza place, and at the end of the night there were always a few pizzas left over, I learned that a pizza in a cardboard box only stays on the roof of your car until right when you pull out of the parking lot.

Another student of physics learned that you can leave your kitty on the roof of your car and go at least ten miles. E=Meow*C^2.

Yay. I got me a new used monitor for just twenty bucks today. As you know, I’ve been griping about how dark mine has gotten over time. In fact, the last two weeks, I’ve been surfing completely blind. I have this software that reads words when you mouse over them. It’s pretty sweet, and it’s from the same company that made 3D Minesweeper. The seller was a lovely chap, and he even did me the courtesy of driving me down the block to my place so I wouldn’t have to risk slipping on ice and busting my ass while shlepping the thing home.

Garrison is right; sometimes life can be very easy.