i drop grands like i drop deuces

i like it when people say "thanks. good job"
i don't even want the thanks most of time.
i would be content to have people follow my example and do the right thing than to thank me for doing good. i feel more justified in my effort when others follow me lead. it makes it seem like what i'm doing actually makes a difference in the long run.

why weren't the leading democrats speaking up when the shit was going down on the decision to "liberate" iraq? why were they all weak and wait until it was guaranteed that we were going to win without massive american losses? they can rant all they want about the false intelligence, how the cia screwed up, how there really were no weapons of mass destruction, how the administration is leading us wrong and we should vote for them in 04.
well, guess what, man? i ain't voting for ya. and i sure as hell ain't voting for bush, either. i voted al gore in 2000 to try to keep bush out of office. this time, i'll be voting for a small third party. may i help cause bush to win another term? maybe. but i also want to help show the democrats that they have royally screwed the pooch on this one, and they aren't worthy of an american's respect either.

i like both karl malone and gary payton. i don't like the lakers, though. and as much as i like those two, i'm still going to hope for the collapse of shaq and kobe. i am excited about alonzo mourning going to the nets though. which means kidd stays in town, and the nets will be going to their third straight nba championship series. will they win? probably not. the west is still too good, but at least it'll be a good series again.

i came home to find someone sleeping in my bed (read: the futon). i did not expect to find him there. now i'll have to sleep on the loveseat. which, in the grand scheme of things, is not that bad. it was just a surprise to find hanson snoring away.

when someone has something that you know they will share with you, at least have the courtesy to ask or wait to be offered. just don't go pillaging because you assume it's ok. ask or wait for the offer. a little respect and deceny will get you a lot in life.

i was going to read a ton of books this summer, but that plan failed like so many others in my life. i've read two. flow (a book about optimizing experiences, you know, being in the flow) and naked lunch. good books, but a much shorter list than i wanted. i have a month and a half to correct that. look at me being motivated!

and i'm off!