Leap Day

What kind of special thing should I do for Leap Day?
I am still trying to figure that out.

Well the main thing that I did was figure out that my rss feed is here.
I saw that my feed was working right in Google Reader, even though I thought it was completely broken. Well, the address looks funny but at least I found the one that works now!

Christmas Eve

There are four stories to the house, a big garage that holds an El Camino and another car, a barn full of motorcycles and two old sheds. The road curves up and around the back of the house and the yard rises alongside it.The basement is where you enter the house after parking in the gravel driveway. You might have seen the dead deer hanging in tree, but if you were lucky, you missed it. Inside you take off your boots and scarf and sit by the wood stove. Soon you remove your jacket, too. Aunt Jean, Uncle Mike and their kids Adam and Heather are there. You and Adam find a board game to play while you wait for Angie to show up. Heather and your sisters start talking about boys and clothes. Adam rolls his eyes and Heather shoots him a dirty look. Once everyone has arrived, you go up to the main floor for dinner. The food is good but nobody talks at the adults' table. All you hear for 20 minutes are the kids talking, forks clanging and people clearing their throats. After dinner there is some dessert and lots of questions about school, work and how you're Mom is doing. Then, it's upstairs to sleep in the room with the scary pictures. You wonder if you are actually related to the people in those pictures.

December 23

Merry Christmas Adam*

*because Adam comes before Eve

Hanukkah

Happy Hanukkah - tonight at sunset - to all my Jewish friends, so basically Travis.

Happy New Year - Now You're Old

So, while looking in the mirror on New Year's Eve, I discovered my first grey hairs, and I'm only 28! Many people subscribe to the superstition that what you're doing on New Year's is what you'll be doing all year, but luckily I am not one of them.

Earth Day

It's Earth Day, but if you can't go out and do something to help the planet, take some time to learn about it:
Oceans: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cities: All 428 metropolitan areas with a million or more inhabitants
Mountains: Wikipedia's entry about mountains.
Flora and Fauna: Endangered Species
Planetary Observation: NASA

Happy New Year, Ralph

I ushered in the New Year with a Windsor Canadian inspired hangover. All I ate yesterday was Sprite and crackers. Then finally, at like 10pm I went to Wendy's and got a chicken sandwich.

South Park

Funniest line from this week:
Cartman: Well, I hate to say this Kyle, but maybe this is what your family gets for being Jewish at Christmastime.