Cooked veg is...packing material, mostly. I get as much enjoyment out of styro peanuts.

Heh. Exactly. At least the styro peanuts are fun when the cats chase them.

And by coincidence, moments after posting on LeBron, I ran into this from The Nation on SubPrime Dan, the owner of the team Bron left [link]

Speaking as someone who has spent time in Cleveland, the fans there are extremely sensitive about departing sports [people/teams], after the Browns moved to Baltimore. That was EPIC. Also, Cleveland is close to Detroit in its level of economic woes; it feels a bit like kicking people who are down.

Boing moved their headquarters out of Washington State

This should totally be the company name. Who wouldn't want to fly in a Boing?

while I am still not at all calmed down yet, I did just realize that I will be able to soak in the tub with the bathroom door open and music on tonight. AND I can stay in there as long as I want.

This should totally be the company name. Who wouldn't want to fly in a Boing?

Oh, ha. I thought he meant BoingBoing.

I have Maine Pictures! [link]

Including some of a person you know: [link]

I've only ever seen one brand of commercial kale chips, and they were at a health food store and ridiculously expensive and not very good.

Somewhere or other, I just saw a review of some new falafel chips made of chickpeas, as well as some other chips made out of beans, but I can't remember where.

I'm ambivalent about LeBron James. Having lived in Ohio during his high school years and his entry to the NBA, I am not sentimental about him. He struck me as a smart kid, having leveraged his skills early and positioned himself to make a lot of money and to take care of the people around him. But watching his mother (who lived in public housing and used food stamps) go out and get a loan for a Hummer for his 18th birthday based on his future income alone was sort of eyerolly. He's a businessman, essentially. I understand that all of Cleveland thinks they nurtured him, and in a way, they did. But he made the best deal he can in order to win a championship.

His NBA pay is nothing next to his endorsements, which shouldn't take too bad of a hit over his move. And I'm sure he bargained for a lot of perks--like getting some of his entourage hired by the Heat and travelling expenses on the road for his family.

I don't know that the lack of state taxes played very heavily into his decision. I think he wants to play with his buddies and win a championship. That doesn't bother me.

The hour long television coverage of his announcement was lame, though. And grossly self-serving. ESPN should be ashamed of itself over that whole fiasco.

I am home. It's nice to see the animals and I had hit my limit on family time, but not looking forward to unpacking and getting ready for tomorrow. Relaxing is exhausting.