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John

Just trying to make ends hummus

About Me

vanity, vanity all is vanity we service ourselves like apes in a cage

My Interests

coffee and chess, milk and cereal, beer and guitar, whiskey and a limerick, wine and records, nyquil and nodding off, orange juice always

I'd like to meet:

Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov

Music:

second life campfire music (insanity radio)

Movies:

anything with puppets, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, pi, high fidelity, mystery train

Television:

born to love volcanos/seen 'em on PBS

Books:

text books homie, currently reading the grapes of wrath

Heroes:

used book and record salespeople

My Blog

my cd listening experience or last march of the compact disc

I'm listening to all of my CDs in chronological order. I'm writing about each one after I listen to it. This is gonna take me a while. Some of the writings may end up here, but most I will probably...
Posted by John on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:58:00 PST

grindicus exitus

i really am leaving ford.  i have about a month left.  i'm taking an education buyout package.  i'm already signed up for spring classes at bg.  don't try to talk me out of it.&nbs...
Posted by John on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:53:00 PST

retirement

Ford Motor Co. is offering five retirement packages to thin out the work force at the newly combined lorain and avon plants.  Two of these packages are for employees with ten or fewer y...
Posted by John on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:52:00 PST

Christmas

Children make Christmas wonderful.  Tristan got us up way early.  4am early,  but it was great.  He told everyone he saw about his new red two-wheeler.
Posted by John on Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:38:00 PST

Insomnia

Not being able to sleep sucks. I wonder how much horse tranquilizers are?
Posted by John on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST