Theo, your SUV gets 3 mpg less than my compact Cobalt on the highway. Unless it also belches black smoke from the exhaust pipe, I think you can ignore any twinges of environmental conscience.

still twitches slightly at the S acronym

Theo, you got a fine, fine vehicle. Of all the AWD cars on the market that's the good chassis, and infinitely upgradable via the aftermarket. And it's not an SUV. It's a rallye car for people who like boxy vehicles.

I just can't figure out why new cars get such low fuel economy, I get 30 MPG in my 12 year old $100 junker. *shrug*

Emmett: Still My Hero.

He's watching Tombstone now. He talked me into going to Amoeba and seeing if the special edition was available used. It was.

Happy Alibelle day! Which may sound like a belated birthday wish, but really is just an announcement that every time we see Alibelle it's a good thing.

a snowstorm where FOX should be,

That's the Serenity effect.

DW, have you tried unhooking the cable then hooking it up again?

Cable was completely out, and apparently it was so across a big chunk of the North End. It's back now, though.

That's the Serenity effect.

Which reminds me of the Onion article a couple of weeks ago:

LOS ANGELES—Executives at Fox TV canceled Judd Apatow's box-office hit The 40-Year-Old Virgin Monday. "We love Judd's work, but aging virgins aren't a demographic we're looking to target," Fox Entertainment President Peter Liguori said. "Maybe it will be a cult hit on DVD." Virgin joins Undeclared, Freaks And Geeks, The Ben Stiller Show, and several unaired TV pilots on the list of critically acclaimed but canceled Apatow projects. Fox TV executives said the cancellation will allow them to focus their efforts on Stacked, starring Pamela Anderson.

Bah! My building has no hot water! I called maintenance and the guy said he needed to order a part and he won't be able to until Monday!

The kinda handy guy in the building claims he relit the pilot light. I hope there is hot water tommorrow cos I want to see Serenity!

First world rant ends...

3 pictures from my phone from Miami visit with Alibelle. Hope her pictures are better.

Backside of 3 main boys in my life [link] Alibelle Mom, Alibelle, and BJr. [link] Alibelle Mom, Me, Brendon, Alibelle, Bobby [link]

Sorry about the rain thing and the icky pool. So pleased that we had a chance to get together at Bayside.

BJunior's, like, Brendon-sized! When did that happen?

He's 6'1" or more at this point. He's 13 so I don't think he's done yet. Only about 150 pounds. I've started wearing heels.