link $94…Santa, I’ve been oh so good this year.

My family’s napping, so here goes… I’m so HAPPY :D These past two days have been heaven…relaxing, fulfilling, and just neat. Drove Whitney & Joey down here in the MINI, and the first thing Joey said as we pulled into the garage is, “Harold, is that your BIKE? Why don’t you every ride your BIKE?” …good question… The saga of my lovelorn Cannondale: I bought it in the spring of 2002, when I was on a biking kick. I’d had a crappy Giant mountainbike when I was in college, and since I was out in cosmopolitan South Lexington, I thought…hmm…maybe a road bike of some sort. Then my father goes, “Son, I’ll buy you whatever kinda bike you want”. ...

It’s the day before Labor Day weekend, and it’s all falling apart here… Okay, good stuff first: I got the yard mowed (after 4 inches of rain thanks to Katrina, it was a jungle), the trimming accomplished, and the car washed in the past couple of days, but I’m horribly behind on all things wedding. I just ordered cable. I’m tired of having fuzzy broadcast reception…just basic, no digital/TiVo/etc. Whitney and I are both newshounds, so maybe that will assuage our yen to be plugged-in. Plus, hey, Cartoon network :D ...

I call this blog Harry’s Ruminations, because I think alot, and right now, I’m obsessed with how much things suck and how little I can do to stop them from sucking. First, let’s get it out of the way: I lost yesterday. I had a good, fun day, but I lost, finishing 3rd out of 6 drivers. Interestingly, all of us were on r-compound tires, so this isn’t a bad showing, and I actually lead the class for most of the runs, but I never improved on my 63.7 time, so I got beat by a 62.4 on the last round, then knocked out of 2nd by a 63.4. ...

In 1969, Camille came to Louisiana and killed 250 people. For the last 10 years, they’ve said the next category 5 hurricane to hit Louisiana will obliterate New Orleans. Tomorrow will likely be that day. MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS…PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL…LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. ...

Well, morale took a hit, and some managers were somber but I still have a job, and will wonder no longer.

In pre-marital counseling yesterday, I got to face it: I have an obsessive personality. Whether it’s grades, music, photography, work, women, autocross, I GET OBSESSED. As with most things, the human fallacy is believing everyone is just like yourself. I realize that most folks are not obsessive, but I am. I not only don’t get balance, I barely comprehend how most people achieve it. The closest I can come is imagining most other people have a schedule in their mind of what they’re doing at any given moment, and whenever they is over, they drop it (complete or not) and move on the next thing. That would drive me batty, but then, that’s the standard workaholic foible: “I’ll quit when the work’s done” Thing is, the work NEVER gets done.

Today is the day LXK rids itself of 275 people, and at least one of those was my friend. We have a meeting to discuss things @ 3pm. I think me just being here after lunch is a good sign; they were supposed to tell you by noon. ‘Course, I was in meetings until 12…

link 220 hp Super tight suspension Limited slip transmission Weighs 2200 lbs (400lbs LESS than the Pup) Carbon-fiber body panels 2000 of ’em worldwide Of course, it’d be difficult to drive a CF car with acrylic windows as a daily driver, but what a MACHINE…would prolly run with a Lotus Elise or a C6 Corvette on a Road Course; just crank in some negative camber. :-)

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Adlphia is been a poop, so I’m hosting these on imageshack (click on each thumbnail for a larger pic) Little Lauren, daughter of David + Anne

… More fun dreams last night. Something about the wedding going wrong and me getting arrested for marrying my cousin…? I mean, I know Bella and I are close, but I’m pretty sure the family tree converges around Adam and Eve, but not before. :-) Anywho…lots of excitement going on: Twenty-six days to the wedding, the MINI’s been in the shop for diagnosis and it goes back as soon as parts arrive (burnt-out power-window on driver’s side + bad idler pulley + serpentine belt), and work’s, well, bananas (as ever). ...

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Yes, Jackson is hell I now have proof.

went on a book-reading bender from 3-8 today and read all of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 600+ pages at a sitting can cause brain warpage, so forgive me if this rambles. Also, this probably has SPOILERS, so don’t read on if you want to read the book for yourself. Now in his 6th year at Hogwart’s, Harry’s moved past pissy adolescence into likeable pre-adulthood. Ron, Hermione, and the other Gryffindors are learning about life and love, all while the wizarding world explodes with death and intrigue as Lord Voldemort reigns again. ...

Woke-up to the gentle tapping of rain against my window and thought: My Car’s outside and the sunroof is up. …Yup…great… Anyway, I had this freaky dream that I can’t quite shake. For some reason, my coworker D flew up to New York City, and I followed him, going to a museum that I couldn’t get it because I didn’t have any money but “You can get in for free with a ticket to Seattle”. It ended up that we hung out in a restaurant in the airport by the subway. I don’t remember what we talked about. ...

I filled-up the MINI for $36.63 this morning…yike On the bright side, my MPG indicator is reading 37.9 currently :D

Results: (lower scores are better) Car# Score Entrants(Driver,Navigator) 4 179 Lo Arnold, Phil Schneider 3 466 Ginny Eager, Robin Murphey 10 780 Judd Campbell, Kelly Campbell 7 1030 ??? 9 1119 Jim Lamb, Lynn Lamb 2 1282 Mark Thomas, Betty Thomas 8 1354 Ken Hold, Ed Howell 6 1362 Chris Davis, Kurt Clayton 1 1532 Grant Goodin, Mark Goodin 5 1800 DNF--Subaru Pics: top: line of porsches: a 914, Gary’s 968, and a beautiful 930. bottom: Closeup of the 930 ...

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