May 2003

Tom Bickle
Tom Bickle, one of my few faithful readers, now has a blog.

(Imagine me saying it like a 1970’s era Steve Martin doing a pseudo French accent): I blame myself.

Galleries!
Today, I installed Gallery for myself, but the first photos to be showcased are my best pal Vince’s photos as well as fellow RT Bobby Hedge. Check the photos area.

It’s pretty good open source software, in PHP.

News of the Day
Impossible to say precisely what the new news means.

It’s going to be a week of reflection.

Tomorrow, racquetball, and later a Mother’s Day thing for my Grandma.

Eminem, Ha!
So Eminem can dish it out, but can’t take it.

That makes me laugh.

News of the Day
Bacon burrito for breakfast.
Tiger’s Milk Bar and a Banana for lunch.
Filed for Divorce from Jennifer, with Jennifer.
Got a filling in my tooth.
Took ibuprofen.
Leah bought me a wallet!
I felt strange about it.
I’m cool now.
Shared a crêpe with Leah.
Veggies and Hummus from a farmer’s market for dinner.
Fascinating to observe my feelings and emotions about everything.
There’s always something to learn.
Watched Friends with Leah.
Tried the Apple Music Store. Bought a Zappa cover (Sofa No. 1) by Michael Hedges, then If I Had No Loot by TonyToné!
I am impressed by what they did with it. It was a good day.

Laugh And Be Happy
More lyrics transcription. Well, I did this one a little while ago. But I’m putting them up lately: Laugh and Be Happy by Randy Newman

New Stew Lyrics Transcribed
An artist for whom I have a profound respect:

The Statue Song (Indoors Again)
My Damn Butterfly
Boomy Guitar Song
Miss Satan

Check this bit:

well i had to wake up sometime from
this dream of being real
they put me here exposed to the world
and expect me not to feel
so if you think your life’s not going anywhere
please consider me dear friend
out here in the fog with the tourists and the dog
while you’re indoors again
while you’re indoors again

It’s Link Time Again!

• Kynn’s OS X Book! (now I need to write a book, Kynn has TWO!)
• Operation Support Garner
• The Unofficial 802.11 Security Web Page (from john)
• How to Drive Fast on Drugs while getting your Wing-Wang Squeezed and not Spill Your Drink by P.J. O’Rourke (very very old, and very very naughty)
• The Psalms of David
• ColdFusion Module – FreeZip – Geographic Tools for ZipCodes
• Associated Press Puts Violent Words in Iraqi Protesters’ Mouths (Banner)
• Byrd blasts Bush for ‘flamboyant showmanship’ with carrier speech
• Tenants Tune Into Free Wi-Fi I work a block from there
• Tool to Greek-Text-ize a site
• The Influence Component of Counterterrorism: A Systems Approach
• Slashdot interview with Michael Robertson
• Where are they, Mr. President? Pat Buchanan is way skeptical of President Bush’s adventures in Iraq – I don’t care for Buchanan, in fact I find him odious, but he does ask valid questions the administration
• Touching a Nerve: State walks away from breast-feeding case

Filing
Jenny and I should file for dissolution tomorrow.

Tonight played racquetball. I’m real tired.

My roommate’s still in the hosipital.

Leftover chinese for dinner.

Chilling.

Leah, Rocking
So tonight I was the reflector-holder for Leah. She’s doing photography for the new magazine for North County – the northern part of San Diego, North. northcountymag.com was supposed to be the domain, that’s what’s published, but it looks like it got taken away from them. That’s a bummer, but things are looking up – I’ve perused it and it’s a quality product looks like. Not just because Leah did pictures for it. Ha!

She was photographing yummy food and I was literally the guy to hold a reflector. Look for it in an upcoming issue of North.

You can see the pix Leah did from the magazine in leah’s photo area. Very nifty.

Also, her new column is up at writer’s monthly – and it’s another funny one. Check the older one too.

And other Leah news? Monday we went and saw the documentary Rivers and Tides together, on the cheap (read: free), and visited Off The Record (we bought nothing!). We both really enjoyed the film. The artist portrayed, Andy Goldsworthy, is remarkable and really gifted. I’m normally very skeptical of artists who do installations or location-based art like a Christo, say, but this fellow I really found sympathetic. He really seems to care about his work, and did not strike me as snobbish in the least. The documentary is worth a look if you are a fan of art.

I suppose that’s it for now. Things are mellow and good for me. Not so much for many others I know.

And that’s all I have to say for now. Good night!