brace for impact. prepare for disappointment.

i would not change a thing. if i changed something, i would not be the person i am-- i would be some other person with a different life experience.
unless, of course, that thing i changed was to win the lottery last week.  ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H

so if i changed something, it would be a different person trying to change something else, ad infinitum. who'd want that?

the consequences would not be worth it. time loops. go figure.

my dream house would have a first floor with bright, saturated colors, decor with well-defined edges, and scenarios that invoke and exaggerate high points and low points in home entertainment, complete with discussions that escalate to ejections and defenestrations.

the staircase would, curiously, look inviting until a guest wishes to go to the second floor, in which case the staircase would become unaccounted for.

the second floor would have dim, desaturated colors with lighting that creates clumps of darkness that barely conceal slowly unwinding spikey things, slimey things, dangerously-toothed things. the bedroom doors would all be locked, but would spontaneously swing open to invite passersby to participate in nightmares not of their choosing.

the house would shift and creak in ways that suggest that massive unseen things were repositioning themselves to see, or, perhaps, to lunge better.

dream house, i will see you tonight!

is really looking forward to the Toastmasters convention in Manitowoc tonight and this weekend!

is catching up on 24, all in less than 24 hours!

is experimenting with an update to an old chili recipe for a chili cookoff at work. oh boy oh boy!

is installing MagicJack LD service, bluetooth dongles, and jawbone headset. could be exciting! but it's not.

is going out to play frisbee in the cold, windswept rains filled with purpose. and probably mud.

is enjoying Penzey's BOLD taco mix sprinkled with dried crushed red habañeros! wow, if my mouth could talk... wait, it can!

excited about CajunFest. July 25, 2009, Horeb Park, Waukesha. everyone's invited!

is planning for Cajun Fest 2009 at Bayou Milwaukee tonight at 6:30. stop by if you're interested.

is getting ready for the comedians at tonight's Toastmaster meeting.

oh yah, whipping up some ideas for the variety of excellent hot peppers that friend Charlie dropped off. LOOKOUT boring food. be banished!

is warming up after a couple of hours of frisbee in the snow. good times!

is excited about today's issue of Chile Pepper magazine. it's the HOT SAUCE issue! yeeha!

here's a piece that debunks supply-side and casts aspersions. warning: might seem prejudicial: http://ping.fm/CfQOX

is back from Ee Sane with Mustafa and friends. volcano chicken, heat=15. great, as always.
started Programming Collective Intelligence.

is getting ready for the geek book club meeting. skimming "programming collective intelligence."

working magic with Ragu, hot sauce, and orange juice. i wish had had some pepperonis to toast.

is experiencing optical Aleutians today

warming up after throwing the frisbee around with Trevor on a snowy hillside. good times!