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Zen and the Art of Being Frickin' Hot
Jul. 27th, 2005 06:34 pmIt's frickin' hot, people. I realize that this is not, say, the hottest place on Earth right now, nor in the scheme of my life, is it the hottest I've ever been, nor will I never be this hot again. But it is frickin' hot, and I can't rationalize my way out of it. It's too hot to think. After sweating it out for a while in the ol' homestead, I decided to retire to the local library to soak up a little air conditioning and at least get some writing done. While there, I figured it wouldn't hurt to pick up a little reading on statistics, which I'd been meaning to do, because the study of statistics has suddenly become uncomfortably germane to my life. And I, like many of my counterparts in our early schooling years, discounted that shit as being irrelevant. (Ironically, I really should have been paying attention anyway...I thought for a while that I was going to be an actuary.)
( Cut for length, nonsense, and bad smells )
So I think that's about it from my neck of the woods. Here's what's going on elsewhere...
Human plague, baby! That's right, bubonic plague rides again, apparently striking right here in these United States. New Mexico, to be exact. I don't know if this has been big news or not, but I didn't find a whole lot about it, so I'm not sure if it made CNN or whatever. I kinda liked the article here, but this one handed me the choice quote: "'Plague changes your life forever,' said plague survivor John Tull. '(You) will never be the same again.'" Remember back when the plague could wipe out signficant chunks of the populations of entire continents? Now it's one person here or there in New Mexico and it barely makes the news. I find myself thinking, once in a while, that we could use a nice epidemic like in Ye Olde Days to thin the ranks a bit, know what I'm saying? I guess bubonic plague ain't what it used to be, though...something else will have to step up.
And with that cheery thought, I think I'll leave off for now. I've still got some junk in the queue, so stay tuned for further updates. Peace!
( Cut for length, nonsense, and bad smells )
So I think that's about it from my neck of the woods. Here's what's going on elsewhere...
Human plague, baby! That's right, bubonic plague rides again, apparently striking right here in these United States. New Mexico, to be exact. I don't know if this has been big news or not, but I didn't find a whole lot about it, so I'm not sure if it made CNN or whatever. I kinda liked the article here, but this one handed me the choice quote: "'Plague changes your life forever,' said plague survivor John Tull. '(You) will never be the same again.'" Remember back when the plague could wipe out signficant chunks of the populations of entire continents? Now it's one person here or there in New Mexico and it barely makes the news. I find myself thinking, once in a while, that we could use a nice epidemic like in Ye Olde Days to thin the ranks a bit, know what I'm saying? I guess bubonic plague ain't what it used to be, though...something else will have to step up.
And with that cheery thought, I think I'll leave off for now. I've still got some junk in the queue, so stay tuned for further updates. Peace!