I am rather confused why , as an atheist , I would need a symbol.

Lots of atheists are.

They have their reasons. I just forget what they are. Or maybe I dismissed the idea as silly and never read their reasons.

Am tempted to ask atheist-but-culturally-Jewish roommate to buy me an atheist shibboleth for Christmas.

I have a cassette interview of my grandmother (who died in 2004) and her two living sisters where they talk about their childhood and sing together that I really need to get digitalized. I haven't been able to listen to it since she died (not because I don't have a tape player just it would be too sad for me).

At my Sister's wedding last year, one of my Uncles surprised the family with a forty year old recording of my Grandfather singing Sunrise Sunset that had been found in a box at the church they'd attended as children.

Since none of us had heard his voice in a decade... well, you can imagine the reaction.

I am so cranky. I just spent way too long dealing with an annoying person who doesn't seem to know anything and wants me to do her job for her, I hate the new Yahoo mail thingie, I don't know what else, but I'm CRANKY!

Maybe I'll cut out early.

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Last week, we had the distinct pleasure of a visit by rock legend Neil Young. Neil is touring the country in a soon-to-be converted 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV named Linc-Volt, spreading the word about plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and vehicle-to-grid technology. As part of the trip, Neil and his crew are filming a documentary of their travels and the folks they meet along the way.

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Regarding his vision for the Linc-Volt and its unique potential to draw attention to sustainable transportation solutions to combat climate change, Neil summed it up this way: "Classic Americana from then meeting the Americana of now."

From Mountain View, the journey continues to Wichita, Kansas, where the Mark IV will be converted from a carbureted gas guzzler to a bio-diesel series PHEV. After Neil's fall tour and annual Bridge School Benefit Concert, the Linc-Volt will undergo interior restoration. Then the bio-diesel-electro-cruiser will power on to Detroit; back to its factory in Wixom, Michigan; and then to the east coast.

Huh. No photos of Neil's '59 Lincoln, so you have to google image search to see photos: [link]

Like Neil Young, I have a '59 Lincoln Continental Mark IV, except mine's a black convertible....

Today has been nuts. Crazy busy broken.

However, I was not the one who accidentally deleted half the contents of /user/local/bin so I think I'm going to call myself lucky.

And Devi's thyroid levels came back within a normal range. Mystery illness, volume II? Sigh.

Great girl geek T-shirt.

I'm having a really hard time not buying this for a friend. I only promised to not buy me clothes for the next little while...and he does need new T-shirts.

No. Not my job.

Great girl geek T-shirt.

From the link:

Whether this is referring to a server, an Xbox, or, err...a man's package, I'm not quite sure, but surely it should be 'pwnd your box'?!

'Box' can refer to male genitalia?

'Box' can refer to male genitalia?

Well, in England they call cricket groin protection a box, but that's as close as I can get it.

This bit from 30 Rock last night was the funniest thing that has aired this season: [link]

OMG. If Alec Baldwin always did Tracy Morgan's part I'd have to start watching that show regularly.