Within a mile from home

We're into week four of travels with Drew. I've got a few things on my mind that I've been meaning to blog about but I just haven't had either the time or energy to get on it. It's time to suck it up and write before I go nutty. Here's some random brain dumps, and I'll try to write something more interesting soon. This is total therapy.

• I saw a book today in Barnes and Noble titled something similar to, "3 Ways to Tell You're in a Lousy Job." Seriously? This guy has an entire series of books like this. This is the next career for me. Writing books on how to let people who are in miserable working environments know that they are in a miserable working environment.
  
  
• If this ass can write a book, anyone can. I was once again hanging out in B&N and picked up his book, I Hope There's Beer In Hell. I thought it was an interesting title and skimmed a couple of chapters. What crap.
  
  
• Vermont needs a Chipotle.
  
  
• Yes I am a dork. I went out and bought Iron Man as soon as it came out. I'm also completely stoked about the new Star Trek movie and the prospects of a Green Lantern movie. Comic book dweeb.
  
  
• I, like everyone else, have been paying attention to the financial mess and Congress's attempt to fix it. I really got annoyed today when I heard some Senator say that the common American doesn't understand commercial paper and the need for banks to borrow from each other and that's why we were outraged by a 700 billion dollar buyout. Please. It's not that hard to figure out. We were outraged b/c Wall Street screwed us. and made a ton of money and now are trying to screw us again and make us pay for their mistakes and greed. I obviously don't have an answer or a solution, but I don't have much sympathy for CEO's with multi-million dollar buyouts. You've helped out the top for eight years now. Let's help out the middle class.
  
  
• I'm beginning to feel bad for Sarah Palin.
  
  
• So far, TBS is doing a great job with the MLB playoffs. Much less annoying than FOX. I'm really enjoying not hearing Joe Buck and Tim, I'm such a NY Yankees homer, McCarver.
  
  
• Seriously Enterprise? Two cars in a row without cruise control. At least this one has power windows and locks.
  
  
• I was telling someone about some of my job responsibilities and got, "Really? You don't have an intern to do that?" Sweet.
  
  
• I know I'm not supposed to like Starbucks, but I do. Tripple grande skinny latte please.
  
  
• Had my first Five Guys experience. Awesome.
  
  
• Been enjoying Flogging Molly and the Lightning Seeds on my iPod.
  
  
• Also really enjoying Netflix's Watch Instantly feature. So far have watched Hogan's Heroes and The Dirty Dozen. I'm expecting a long day in the airport tomorrow and have Guns of Navarone queued up. hulu.com also rocks.
  

The weather has been nice down here, and I would say it's been a successful trip, but I am so ready to get home. I miss my home, miss my dogs, and of course, miss my wife.


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