Busy day yesterday.

Between bouts of screaming about New Orleans, I actually got out of the house for a while.

I had an appointment to play Dr. Destroyer in a game at an acquaintance's house. That killed about two hours (and two heroes, plus one pizza.) Then while driving home, I saw a Triumph dealership. Out of curiosity, I pulled in.

They let me test ride a Bonneville. I am so getting this bike! I only rode it around their block, but even that short ride convinced me that this is the motorcycle for me. It just felt right.

After that, I went to my mom's for madelineusher's last night up here before returning to LA. isomeme and laurellady were up to pick up their darling kid. Bill and Ann brought Kylie the Wonder Infant over to be cooed over. Alas, Kylie was having a bad day and let everyone know that she was not happy with life at that moment. Dinner was something not Dougable, so I munched garlic bread and drank wine.

(note to sossity: Somehow your email landed in my junk filter, and I only saw it this morning when I did my weekly cleaning - sorry! They should be back up here this winter for the holidays, maybe we can arrange something then.)

After sitting around watching Family Guy (which my mom had never seen before) and chatting, I felt good enough to drive home. Good seeing everyone again, even if madelineusher did keep trying to steal my copy of Hero 5th Edition.

Today, I'm doing laundry, and chilling out.

As I pass Coke through my nose..

I just glanced at WinAmp.

I recently added INXS' "Best of" cd to my playlist, so the numbering has changed. Currently playing?

666. Led Zepplin - Black Dog

A little fun there.

Jerry Rice retires.

Jerry Rice Announces Retirement

Unwilling to be a bit player with the Broncos, Jerry Rice retired Monday, closing a 20-year career for the most productive receiver in NFL history.

Rice, 42, made his decision over the weekend at home in San Francisco, then returned to Broncos headquarters and met with coach Mike Shanahan. He played 20 NFL seasons.

Bye, Jerry, you were the greatest ever.

Finally! A Federal official with a brain!

Katrina Victims Get Seized Knockoff Items

The Yves St. Laurent and Tommy Hilfiger labels may be phony, but the thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims getting knockoff items seized by federal customs officials probably don't mind.

Displaced survivors in the Houston Astrodome can choose from counterfeit and abandoned clothing, toys, and even dog food.

More than 100,000 items were quickly taken from warehouses and more will follow, said Kristi Clemens, spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection division.

The agency has some 1 million items stored, and Customs officials are going through their inventory to see what else would be useful. While the initial shipment went to Texas, officials are looking toward a wider distribution, Clemens said.

For humans, virtually anything that you can wear is available: underwear, jeans, baseball caps, T-shirts, shoes and socks. For dogs: much needed food. For children, toys. For everyone: clean sheets and blankets.

The normal fate of such items is an incenerator. Nice to see someone at DHS had the brains to realize that those items could made a hige difference.

Nice to see someone in Washingtoon is thinking for a change.

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With this, Hans, ve shall rule ze world! (insert maniacal laughter here.)

Germans Designed Exploding Chocolate Bar

German saboteurs designed an exploding chocolate bar for a campaign of sabotage against Britain in World War II, according to documents released Monday by the British National Archives. There was no evidence, however, that such lethal treats were ever deployed.

The chocolate bomb was illustrated in documents which also explained that it was intended to blow up seven seconds after someone tried to break off a piece. The sketch of the device, labeled in English, was apparently made by British agents.

"The bomb is made of steel with a thin covering of real chocolate," the note said. "When the piece of chocolate at the end is broken off the canvas shown is pulled, and after a delay of seven seconds the bomb explodes."

Other German designs included bombs disguised as tins of plums, throat lozenges, shaving brushes, batteries, wood, coal and stuffed dogs.

British agents did intercept one bizarre innovation — bombs disguised as cans of peas.

So, the secret, shameful past of Willie Wonka, or should I say Wilheim vonWonka, comes to light.

The forces of darkness have been vanquished!

San Francisco Giants: 3
Los Angeles Dodgers: 1

GO GIANTS!!!

And now I can hit the shower and go to bed.