Jumbo Barking

Halloween Party

Mark, Caryn, Carol, Lora and Marilyn. And I'm the obscene looking shark in the background.

Me with Paul Bittinger

Florence and the Machine

Lora a.k.a. "Sailor Sweetie"

Boo!

 Woke up to  a power outage in Saint Claire Shores. Saw a big old rainbow when I was driving down the freeway to meet with my student. Patio furniture is blowing away. The moon is damn near full. Happy Wacky Halloween. I'm going to a costume party tonight, but I won't divulge the true nature of my costume until later. The theme is nautical. I prefer creepy, but ... I didn't have enough motivation to combine the two.

My New Used Car

Click on it for the full image. It's a 1997 Honda Civic HX with 68.000 miles. The HX has a Controlled Variability Transmission which is automatic and acts kind of like a dimmer light (smooth, variable). I'm really happy with it so far. I think I got a good deal. It was $3,400.

"Don't wait for miracles. Your whole life is a miracle."
-- Albert Einstein

Sign-o-the Times

Number of people in Burns Harbor, Indiana who applied for one $13 an hour Administrative Assistant job opening: 500

Zombieland!

Swedish

Video: El Perro Del Mar: Change Of Heart [Video]

Mp3: El Perro Del Mar - Change Of Heart

Sent from my iPhone

She is sooooo evil!

Well, boys and girls. I'm back from the West Coast. It was a great week, but it feels good to be back home. Today is Sweetest Day here in the U.S. From what I hear, this is a "holiday" that is mainly celebrated in the Great Lakes region of the country. Anyway, I received a dozen roses and some hand-dipped chocolate strawberries. How sweet.

Status Update

Still in Vancouver, hanging with the fam. It feels really good to be in a full house for a change with my sister, my brother-in-law George, my two nieces, Amy and Sara, Sara's baby Madison, Thea the cat and Kobe the dog. It's gloriously hectic. Tomorrow morning we hit the road for Seattle and catch a plane back to Detroit at about 1:30. Lora's picking us up at 8:30.

Mp3: Little Lovin' -- Lissy

Great Quote

"Yesterday I suffered from a massive concrete brain, post vacational."
-- Bettina Enenkl

Another masterpiece by Bettina, my German friend. She's always doing amazing things with the English langauge -- even when she's not trying.

Mp3: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - Know Better, Learn Faster.