SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd6ps8Mq5t0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih6W19KTlZo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIZwPJHVqQc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn6eKEdTDkY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1DjJtp2wF4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQgYR_gXink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3C_anoePog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eAfaN3UaSk

http://www.hulu.com/watch/86564/lost-solitary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOq6Fh89pCE&feature=related

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN

Started another novena to St. Joseph: http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/novena/joseph.htm

ONLY GONNA BREAK YOUR HEART

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtH_56MHEXU

Guess I've been lucky. I look on most of my failed relationships as a waste of time and money rather than a broken heart.

DAY 197

Today is the feast of St. Ignatius: http://catholicexchange.com/2010/07/31/79393

WEEK 31

Market is down, so are temperatures, mercifully. I am severely sleep-deprived, having had only one hour of sleep between noon Tuesday and 4:00AM Thursday.

DAY 196

Saw another midget in Adams Morgan. This one did not hit me for money.

Day 195

Enter your pets in the pets of Alexandria Contest: http://awla.convio.net/site/TR/Virtual/General?fr_id=1071&pg=entry

DAY 194

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

DAY 193

We have so much in common it scares me sometimes.

DAY 192

Heat broke. Took pigs to the shelter. Applying for refinancing or loan modification is a job in itself.

DAY 191

Went to NACA event at Convention Center. Trying not to be overly optimistic.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGGamAdffU0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OjPb3WKDx0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIZ7LPvsW5M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1miH4mKaOL0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN343OnMdp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9NcCa_KjXk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWQhzqVVZKU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neijVzSdOoQ

http://www.hulu.com/watch/86576/lost-confidence-man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRedPTu2Jfk&feature=related

WHAT KIND OF FUTURE...

...can a kid expect to have when he's been kicked out of daycare? Being kicked out of school, college, the trailer park,the old folks' home?

WASHINGTON SOLDIERS ON

Eight days after the devastating earthquake martial law as been lifted from Washington and surrounding areas. But life will never be the same again for the capital city and its people.

DAY 190

D wonders why I actually did a Google search on "retarded hick" and "retarded hicks." Maybe the man has a point.

WEEK 30

Market ended on an up note. WX incredibly hot, no relief in sight. DC continues to recover from the 3.6 or whatever earthquake. It's incredible how the victim mentality has permeated our culture.

Got out of jury duty -- the woman at the court house swears US Marshalls will not escort me out of my home. Since I had more than four days with nothing to do I drove back to Pennsylvania. No one killed anyone.

Been watching "Lost" a lot. It seems most of the people on the island have issues with family and friends. That's what they need to overcome, not academic or professional shortcomings. Twenty years ago Barbara Bush said "At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend or a parent."

DAY 189

One week after the earthquake that rocked Washington communications have been restored, trains are running, pools are open and the children have milk to drink.

Day 188

Arrived back in DC with no damage to person or vehicle this time.

DAY 187

Ate gnocchi and meatballs with Mom and Aunt I at Aunt Rose and Uncle J's last night. Ate at the Addison House, where Mom and Dad had their wedding reception and M and T had their rehearsal dinner tonight.

DAY 186

I fled the devastation that is Washington for the safety of my ancestral homeland. There I was reunited with my mother who was seeking refuge from the heat and humidity of southwest Florida. I was able to secure food and cash donations from the good people of Western Pennsylvania to help DC rebuild. As I have a birthday coming, this was not too hard.

DAY 185

One the first working day after the devastation communication has been restored to post-quake Washington, trains are running and major airports are open.

DAY 184

Just as I was feeling sorry for myself I found Support 2010 DC Earthquake Victims:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=144657415549386

Some of the best posts: "I still can't talk about it. My therapist recommended paper and a box of crayons. I will try to express my trauma via pictures when I feel ready."

"The biggest concern I have is that once the media stops covering the event, the area and its victims will be forgotten and left to fend for themselves....."

"The children! What about the CHILDREN?!? Oh, won't someone PLEASE think about the CHILDREN?!?!?!"

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEky3bwgJs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6oRuC_iUjQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvSBIJox4A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYbIGS67xC0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkuG_RTS15I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ln_rqPpPk

http://www.wimp.com/cuddlyrabbits/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT8PVXbaoc8

http://www.hulu.com/watch/86575/lost-the-moth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlt23u6aL0M

TEN OF SWORDS

Drew the Ten of Swords for today's reading. Realized it's not so much about being cursed as feeling cursed: http://angelpaths.com/swords/swords10.html

DAY 183

Found out one of my cousins is a prostitute. Safe to say she earns more than I do.

WEEK 29

Weather improved a little, market ended on a down note. Got to see my family, Gulf oil spill has apparently been capped and there was an earthquake in Maryland.

And I escaped what could have been a horrible accident, am again obsessing about parallel universes, alternative realities etc.

"HEY, IT'S GOOD...

...to be back home again."

John Denver

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If you are in Armstrong/Westmoreland County get your gas at the Hilltop Gas Station and get your tires at Romeo's Tires in Downtown Leechburg. And eat at the Happy Day Cafe across the street and get your baked goods at Giant Eagle.

EVERYTHING HAPPENS...

...for a reason.

DAY 182

Ate two whole meals sitting down. With my family. What a concept.

DAY 181

Blew a tire on the Turnpike at 3:50 AM. Haven't been so scared in a long time.

SWEET HOME PENNSYLVANIA II

Headed out of town in a couple hours. If you hear about mayhem in Western Pennsylvania I take credit for it.

LIFE IS GOOD

Beavis and Butthead are back: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/07/beavis_and_butt-head_back_on_m.html

LILY OF THE MOHAWKS

Today is the feast of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha: http://catholicexchange.com/2010/07/14/113177/

DAY 180

Bonne Bastille!

DAY 179

Georgetown smells like wet dog. Adams Morgan less so.

DAY 178

Two days until I leave and already I'm exhausted.

VINDICATION

I feel vindicated.

VIVA ESPAÑA

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSAGFWtzghk&feature=related

THEOLOGICAL QUESTION

Is it okay to put holy water in a shampoo bottle?

DAY 177

I must be in a rut. Went to Krispy Kreme at the usual time and the guy had my fave donuts already in a bag for me.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fRMYSQaAdg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxkoOSOhVic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnYbiTlQepI

http://laughlines.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/soccer-loss-displeases-hitler/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj40QT_evHc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u_ns4tWNTA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG-wZ-FxmQg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmFYgc-Emmc

http://www.hulu.com/watch/86559/lost-house-of-the-rising-sun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fG0KtdktQI&feature=related

DAY 176

"If you pray for rain, be prepared to deal with some mud." Hmmm, it did rain today.

WEEK 28

Week started out with a lot of work, extremely hot. Didn’t work as much as last week but didn’t get as much rest either. Weather got cooler, market went up. Then there was still the World Cup, the Gulf oil spill and the morning show. And some other stuff I can’t mention.

DID SOMETHING THIS MORNING I HADN'T DONE IN A WHILE:

A drive-by tarot reading.

"WHEN ONE FALLS...

...one falls right into G-d's lap."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGHfXMJSrBc

DAY 175

Little things really DO mean a lot.

AROUND THE GULF IN 80 DAYS

Wow, 80 days since the BP oil spill.

DAY 174

I had forgotten how much I like ice cream sandwiches.

YOU'RE 70

Happy Birthday, Ringo Starr!

DAY 173

Feel as though I've been beaten up.

DAY 172

Just saw two big-assed bucks in front of my building. I could have ridden them. This is proof that we need more water.

LOVE LETTERS

Ironic that two of the poems which were most unforgettable to me have the word “letter” in them. I read Li Po’s The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter in high school. It deals with love which grows yet sets limits: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~cooneys/poems/li-po-pound.html

Four years later in college I read A Letter by Anthony Hecht. While this protagonist also misses the object of his affections, he is in a different predicament and writes “I would have you know that all is not well” in the final stanza: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-letter

NOT HANDLING THIS WELL

Still dealing with K's death, even though I didn't kill him.

DAY 171

You have to wonder who is the dumbest, the people in these videos, the people who kill them, the people who watch them or the people who comment on them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-do8lSJOts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M9NF9_P_ZQ&feature=fvst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_5GRlX1XnU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdXFNTdfWzo

DAY 170

Happy Fourth of July! Nothing like a good tuba solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9idEpI0JQ

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47yBZ5eE8oU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE1jjO-lAjU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttwJpPMSzBc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqRbHYEUtzk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jfBOmugBUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWT-93KIRyc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCL9tcxBOMs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAjJCQ-JyVc

http://www.hulu.com/watch/86573/lost-white-rabbit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-WtNXMK2Lk&feature=related

DAY 169

Everything you've always wanted to know about fortified wine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-end_fortified_wine

WEEK 27

Market pretty lousy, weather, pretty good, turned in my Census badge then got called back.

Taking flak for things that aren't my fault and dealing with some hairy stuff too personal to mention.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

So is norgling. Up against an ATM machine even.

DAY 168

Baby steps.

CANADA DAY

Bonne Fête du Canada!

REQUEST

Prayers, good thoughts, positive energy, naked moonlight dances etc. requested. Thanks!

DAY 167

Got panhandled by the dwarf again.