I probably mentioned this before but why when they are doing roadwork at night do they have to have the blinding lights? I understand they have to be able to see what they are doing but come on.  I saw these things from miles away.  I knew what was coming.  Still I could not avoid shielding my eyes from what seemed like the equivalent of at least two suns. I even muttered out loud "this can't be safe".  The construction crew was taking up two of the three lanes but I managed to get through the gauntlet of retina burning lights.  The story would end there but it doesn't.  Guess where the crew was working?  That's right they were behind the lights that were so prominently pointed at on coming traffic.  They weren't even using them for their own damn benefit! 

I got a new cell phone.  I use T-Mobile because I like them.  They have been very good to us.  The thing is they didn't have the iPhone, which I wanted.  They did, however, come out with the G1. Very similar to the iPhone but better in my eyes.  It does everything I need it to do: web browsing, texting, lots of handy applications, lots of silly useless applications, a camera(both video and still), GPS and it even makes phone calls!  The selling point for me was being able to slide the touchscreen to the side to expose a full QWERTY keyboard.  My fingers would not have gotten along with the touchscreen keyboard of the iPhone.  I know this because "The Phone", as I like to call it, also has a touchscreen keyboard which I hate.  I really do need to name it because it has become part of my family. It firmly holds its place just below the boys and far above the dogs.  That is until I drop it into a cup of coffee.  Which I don't drink but managed to lose a previous phone in that fashion.

Gadget update #2.  I had to get a new computer.  Well maybe I didn't HAVE to but I did anyway.  You see Frankenputer decided it didn't like the internet any longer.  I troubleshot it as much as I could. New router, new communication cable, new modem and I even had someone come out and check our line coming into the house.  No luck with any of that.  So, we got a new ...........wait for it................LAPTOP!  Yay for me! I am so damn happy that as of tomorrow I will not be tied down to this desk.  In the future I will not have to write these diatribes from an uncomfortable chair. No, I will be able to do that in the comfort of my own bed.  I do have to get used to the new operating system and not having a ten key pad and I have to figure out how to transfer files from Frankenputer but all is good, right now at least.

Would anyone be creeped out if I revealed that I have become quite fond of not wearing underwear?

We are selling our house. Yeah I know it's crappy timing but we really can't stand this town any longer.  I see lots of paint stained clothes and much cussing in my future.

Don't ask me what season it is here.  I could look at a calender and tell you what season it is supposed to be but the temperature could tell you something different. August is a killer here in St Louis typically but it has been unseasonably mild this year.  I know that could be argued but that's how I see it.

Season 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm starts September 20th.  I can't wait.  Now I just have to get HBO so I can watch it.

All the boys are in school full time now.  Since I work mostly nights I looked forward to this time.  Time I call "Doug Time".  Strangely enough that has yet to happen after two weeks.  Seems there is some woman in my life that is scheduling my time for me and "Doug Time" is not in that schedule.  Hmmmmm

Thanks for reading and no I don't have the power to give back the time you spent here.