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Less is more still implies that more is better. or so says Jason from 37 signals.

He’s got a point-I got an iPod shuffle for my birthday, back in August, from the she’s-the-best wife. It’s nice, my first iPod, only $100 for the larger 1gb version, vey small. But not toosmall, you know? I have big hands, but the thing fits comforatble like in my mitts, long but has a thick width to it. Didn’t realize how important that was until I got a chance to play with the iPod nano, which is ultra thin and small, way too small for me. It feels like it could be easily lost, though the color screen is a nice feature. But one of the great things about the shuffle is that I don’t have look at it, in order to use. Whether it’s in my pocket or in my hand, it’s controls known and it’s easy to listen, fast forward, skip or turn up the volume on the thing. Yeah, the 1 gig size is small, but I knew I’d be getting a larger iPod and passing the shuffle down to kid, who is already lusting after it. She’s not that interested in a boyfriend, but she wants an iPod. That’s my kid.

What really brought home how handy the shuffle is was when I started sticking it my pocket when going out. It wasn’t to listen to music, but to grab or share any files I want with whomever I might come across. I almost want to put in on my keyring. Or in the car.

I was born in New Orleans and spent my first 5 years there. Then we moved away and I wound up growing up in Baltimore, MD. Since my mom and dad and stepdad were born and raised in NO, we would sometimes visit the city. These memories are dim, half formed. There was my god sister, Dee, cousins named something I can’t remember, that I played tag and other games with. The urban city was different from the grassy suburbs I usually lived in and I didn’t like NO as much. Their customs and daily life seemed so different and unlikable from mine that I never really grew close to them.Combined with the infrequent visits and there was little growth in those relationships. Eventually they withered and died. As I grew older, NewOrlean was a place that I sometimes visited to bury relatives. Eventually there was no one left on my mom’s side to bury and I no longer talked or kept in contact with my dad’s side.


And then Katrina came.


My grandmother’s house is underwater and destroyed. Family members are scattered throughout the south. and the city I never cared much about and in many ways hatedquitely calls to me.

It bothers me that grandma’s house (on my mom’s side) is gone. She was a gone person and there are some fond feelings there. I can’t remember memories exactly, but I remember and feel warmth. Our ancestral home is gone and it’s doubtful that it’ll come back in any form or shape. These concerns also came up when grandma died and I wondered what would become of the house. I don’t want to see the house go to pieces and want to see the house go to some family use. But I’m not sure what and noelse in the family seems to be concerned.

According the the Observer, dolphings trained by Navy to kill have gotten loose due to Katrina damage. If this sounds a bit unbelievable, well maybe it is.

Still, the idea that a bunch of dolphin assassins are running around is kinda fun. The only other thing they would need is opposable thumbs.

or drink…



Collect them all, stack’em on a wall.

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue asked the state’s schools to take two “early snow days” and cancel classes Monday and Tuesday to help conserve gasoline as Hurricane Rita threatens the nation’s fuel supply line.

Damn, they’ll do anything in this state not to teach kids. Considering that Georgia TIED for last place with South Carolia in SAT scores, you’d think that they wouldn’t let the kids out of school for ANYTHING. But no, they cancel school at the hint of gas shortage. Ironically it was announced on a day when the kids only had a half day. All it managed to do in Savannah was create a short gas panic as people feared the worst. Meanwhile, Rita didn’t do as much damage as feared.

I’m trying to find a good argument for doing this, but it just seems silly and short sighted, unless the governor is trying to make up for money spent elsewhere. Even still, this is a crappy way to do it.

This is just surreal and odd. Didn’t anyone want to turn OFF the tv? You’re living it, do you really need to news “analysis” of it?

The airliner circled Southern California for hours, crippled by a faulty landing gear, while inside its cabin 140 passengers watched their own life-and-death drama unfolding on live television.

Many a well-intentioned person has asked me, “Betty, what exactly is The Homosexual Agenda?” Well, if you have to ask, you are probably already under its pernicious influence and blithely hop-scotching your way straight to Hell. Nevertheless, the details of The Homosexual Agenda have — up until this day — been kept more secret than the nature of John Travolta’s and Tom Cruise’s marriages. But I am pleased to announce that through innumerable free vodka sea-breezes and some artful Christian skullduggery, I have gotten my hands on an authentic copy of The Homosexual Agenda. Praise the Lord!

Where the hell did he get this idea from? and who collected the cats? The Germans ARE good at making cars, but maybe they should away from fuel. And cats.

Christian Koch, 55, from the eastern county of Saxony, told Bild newspaper that his organic diesel fuel — a homemade blend of garbage, run-over cats and other ingredients — is a proven alternative to normal consumer diesel.

Yeah, they could be named better, but they seem to be growing and providing more revenue. Go baby, bo!