Recent Pet Peeves
1. Locking one of the two doors in a double door to a business
2. Giving instructions without explanation of the whole idea (thereby leading to an uncomfortable interrogation by me)
3. Using a car horn for any reason
4. Coming over to my house without calling first
5. Letting a door slam in my face because the person in front of me doesn't even look behind him/her (usually her)
6. Ties (they are an abomination)
7. Roaches that thrive on only toaster crumbs
8. My sweaty crotch in the New Orleans heat
9. Mosquitoes that prefer the small area around my ear to any other spot on Earth
10. Coin Stars that are always out of order

My vacation (the first in quite a while for me) will be from Oct.29 - Nov. 6. I've decided to just stay in New Orleans and party. All old and/or current friends who would like to come down for Halloween or anytime during the week (or all week) are welcome. Free beer and lodging.

I was at my parents house for 4th of July and went through a drawer of pictures. Here's a few that I found in which I haven't seen them since they were probably taken.

1. Three pictures of Ben with a MULLET!

Mullet 1;
Mullet 2;
Mullet 3;

2. Two pictures of Lisa McMullen.

Lisa 1;
Lisa 2;

3. Lori Lawrence at the Church where R.E.M. used to practice in Athens.

Lori;

4. Ned and Rob faking drunk. I think.

Rob and Ned;

5. Aaron Smith being himself.

Aaron;

6. Bad picture, but John and I standing in the street drunk and philosophising.

John and Ben;

7. Deirdre making out with my dog Louie as I serenade.

Deridre, Louie, and I;

8. A boy who loves his dog, and his cigarettes.

Louie and I;

9. My long lost friend Greg. Hope he is staying out of trouble.

Greg and I;

10. The only woman to ever dump me. (I dumped her first, but then came crawling back to get dumped myself.)

Jen and I;

11. (bonus picture) The mysterious woman who I don't know her last name, first name Lisa, who I always was worried that I got pregnant when I was 19. Those are her legs in the picture. The guy in the picture is Roddy the Bagpipe player.

Lisa's legs, Roddy, and I;

(((don't have time to fix the picture angles. Will fix later... maybe)))

I am finding it difficult to remain friendly with all the Jehovah Witnesses coming to my door lately. I calmly speak as early in the conversation that I can get a word in that I am not religious. They continue with, "You don't need to be. Now, what do you think God would say about today's..." After listening on patiently a bit, I then say that I have something on the stove and that I'm sorry I need to go. It just gets me thinking that Atheist don't go door to door. hmmmm... Maybe I should.

"Excuse me, I just wanted to get your thoughts on how to prevent the recent waves of religious dogma in our community. I'm fighting back by going door to door spreading my belief that there is no God and that mankind does not need to rely on mythology in order to be good to each other. I was wondering if you might make a contribution to the cause of Atheism, so we can rid our neighborhood of a foundation of 2000 year old lies that inhibits trust in each other's sanity on any given issue."

Well, I need to work on that speech. I'd probably get beaned in the head by a large wooden crucifix at the very first house. I doubt I'd survive for 10 minutes.