Happy 39th birthday to the official VM brother! One year till the new 20, Bobo!
Remember: Robert Parish won an NBA championship at 43! It’s not too late!
I’ll have you know. . .
. . .just because I’m down a finger, it doesn’t mean I’m not man enough to repair a collapsed kitchen drawer with a hammer, some wire nails and a pair of pliers.
In-N-Out
We’re here for 44 hours in San Diego! Of course, I made a mess of the trip before it even started, by slicing a nice bit out of my finger last night, which led to nearly 3 hours in and around the emergency room of the hospital where I was born.
The cut was of the grotesque variety that can’t be stitched up, so treatment consists of “keep pressure on it”. They gave me two doses of Surgifoam to keep pressed on it, but that’s all melted away, so now I’m just wrapping it in sterile gauze and surgical tape, and taking antibiotics to prevent gangrene. This post is being typed without the use of the middle finger of my right hand. Which, I should point out, I cut while slicing a lime for my G&T last night. Adventures in gin, indeed.
On the plus side, we’re in San Diego! And my best friends are getting hitched! Off to the rehearsal dinner! (even though we sneaked over to In-N-Out for burgers a few hours ago.)
Mix up
Ugh. Who knew this guy was writing again?
Good night, sweet Officer Leavitt
Good night, sweet Bam Bam
The wrestler’s cruel fate.
Getting oriented
Last night, Amy & I reminded ourselves why Kung Fu Hustle is the most entertaining movie of the decade (at least, until the sequel comes out next year).
It was an Asian sorta day for us, since we started out the morning at the Chinese market down in Parsippany on Rt. 46. Amy was searching for some stuff, including some kimchi (she held up the jar and said, “‘Sealed for your protection’: no kidding!”), which was part of the evening’s curry stew dinner. Much to her chagrin, she forgot to use her impulse purchase: mustard root.
Anyway, I bring all this up solely so I can post a picture of something I found on the shelf at the market:
Fortunately, they’re “Japanese style”.
Another convert
Andrew Sullivan has discovered the joys of HD, including “it won’t make sense till you see it on an HDTV” Sunrise Earth. Welcome to the club!
(Here’s my paean to HDTV from October 2005.)
Update: Looks like Sullivan’s taking “HDeification” seriously!
The best of news!
Official VM buddy Craig S. is a dad! He and wife Wendy are the proud parents of Isaac Samuel S. who was born early Monday morning, 1/15/2007. I.S.S. was 6 lbs, 8 oz and 20.5 in. Baby and mom are both doing very well, Craig reports!
