Calvin on "Friends"
Today’s Calvin and Hobbes made me smile. For your enjoyment (click to make bigger):
twenty-six cats
So I just registered the domain name twentysixcats.com. Any ideas on what I could use it for? Pictures of cats? Should I move my personal blog there and use ashleydesign.org for a more professional freelance site? Don’t worry, I’m not interested in doing any major overhauls right now. Just bouncing around ideas. :-) EDIT: I put up a placeholder on my new website. Check it out. :-) (This is for you, Matthew.)
soapboxes
So something just doesn’t seem right with this headline I saw today: U.S. fails to protect illegal workers: petition Here’s an example of one upset person named Jesus who fell while at work: He required spinal reconstruction surgery, but the insurance company for Jesus’ employer refused to provide workers’ compensation to cover time off work because he was undocumented. That’s right, illegally enter a country and then get upset because that country’s government doesn’t give you the same rights as…
on cell phones and insurance
So my cell phone stopped working. I found a cell phone repair company that does free estimates, so I’m going to have Paul take it by on Thursday. If it’s not too expensive, I guess we’ll get it fixed. Otherwise, we need to figure out what to do. Anyone have an old Cingular phone they aren’t using that I could borrow for a few months? Last night Paul and I finally went over the insurance offered by CNN and I…
back in the south
Back in the South, with our southern drawls, warm(er) weather, and grits. We had an absolutely wonderful time – I think it was the best trip to New England I’ve had, even if it was short. New England just fascinates me in a way. Not the extent that I’d want to live there, but it’s so different than anything I’ve ever known in the south and hte midwest. I love trying to mimic the accent; all weekend I was saying…