Nonesuch #84

Much on my mind these days.

Craziness of the Day: Anna Nicole Smith's lawsuit will be heard...in the Supreme Court. With all we have going on and this mess has to continue. Long story short, she is trying to get money from the estate of her 90 year old husband which she says he promised her.
Anna

Still playing World of Warcraft. It is pretty much my only escape from the real world, whatever that is.

The rooster next door has left with the family. Found out they have not paid rent in several months and have left once again. This is the second time they have left.


Homecoming was very nice. It was my father's first 50th anniversary. When he came to college the college was a junior college and during his stay it became a four year college. So, he had his junior college renunion and in two years he will have another. There were about 200 alumni back from just the junior college years, from 1936-1955.

For those keeping track of the mess surrounding Katrina, Rita and FEMA: 3 cruise ships were rented by FEMA to help relocate evacuees at the cost of $1200 a person. A person can buy a cruise ticket for around $600 at most of the ports on the Gulf Coast. And, these ships have barely even been used.
FEMA

Brownie tries to put blame on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. And, he is still on the Federal payroll as a consultant. I guess with him still being on the payroll we will not get the straight up answers that the people of the devestated Gulf Coast deserve.
Brownie

Nonesuch #83

The Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2004


(taken from ALA's list of challenged books)

"The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

"Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

"Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture" by Michael A. Bellesiles

Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

"What My Mother Doesn't Know" by Sonya Sones

"In the Night Kitchen" by Maurice Sendak

"King & King"

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck



Off the list this year, but on the list for several years past, are the Alice series of books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, "Go Ask Alice" by Anonymous, "It's Perfectly Normal" by Robie Harris and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.

Nonesuch #82

John Coltrane 1926-1967

(photo from JAZZ-A Film by Ken Burns)


johncoltrane.com

Nonesuch #81

I had a fight with the mustard today. It was a close one, but the mustard got in the biggest blows. One hit to my beard, another to my shirt and the last one to my pants. I was able to wipe off the mustard from my beard and my shirt but the area on my pants is quite large and despite my best efforts of napkins, water and scrubbing it is still there. And let me say, it is strategically placed and large enough to get many stares and probably a few comments. Luckily I work in the basement so not a lot of folks will see. I may go home and change...but dont really see the point.

Nonesuch #80 - Talk LIke a Pirate Day!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/


Pirate Speak