Got an amazing, unexpected gift from Pam yesterday.  Karma for giving away the elephant?

I was away from my computer most of the day, working in the machine shop.  It wasn't until 5 or 5:30 that I got on the internet to see how the election was going.  Obama had a small lead, but it was mostly undecided.  I went home and flipped on the TV, cautiously optimistic.  Dave and I flipped channels for a while, and I was watching Comedy ( Read more... )

Watching the live puppy cam: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/puppy-cam---oct-8
So freakin' cute

I just finished watching "Money as Debt" .  Wow.  I had no idea, but damn are we all screwed in our current system.  (Everyone should watch it - it's 47 minutes and really, really cheesy graphics, but really good.)

Eating tangerines reminds me of Mozambique. And I like them much more than oranges - taste very similar, but are so much easier to peel.

I've found that I can bike to the gym, do a quick workout and stretch, and bike back to work in an hour on my lunch break.  It is soooo nice to get out of the office and do something.  I went today, plus twice last week.  Hauling my heavy lock back and forth sucks, but at least there is secure parking on the gym's roof.