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7/22/99: “Just because we have websites and 24-hour news feeds doesn’t mean we don’t get lonely, hungry and horny.” [Scripting News]

Still down in southern Indiana about to head for the airport and back home.  I’m sure that the ‘fat cat’ is wondering if she’ll ever see me again 😉

It’s been a great vacation, not really looking forward to going back to work, but expect that I’ll survive 😉

Test post, test post.

Where the weblog name comes from…  My mother asked me earlier today about the name of my weblog…

As a part of a project in a History class at Danville Area Community College in 1992 or 1993, I read a book called The Courage of their Convictions.  It was about several individuals that had stood up for something that they had believed in and become the subject of a United States Supreme Court case.  It was a great book.

The book’s author had written about his own convictions, and commented that “there is some shit I will not eat”.  In other words, there were some things that he would simply not stand for.  I feel the same way at times.

The phrase itself is from e.e. cumming’s poem “i sing of Olaf, glad and big”. 

Go read it..  it’s a great poem.

Amazon.com Webservices. A few days ago I was playing with the Amazon XML feeds. [read more] [Tony Bowden: Understanding Nothing]

Back near Louisville.  Reunion was a blast.  More later….

Done with Picnic at Eagle Creek State Park.  Nap, shower, shave (again), dress bit more formally, head for Jillians.  Gonna bar hop with the old ‘roomie’ until 3:00am.  Gotta love Indiana laws.