Inner Narrative

Or, as Terry Pratchett may use the phrase: in-ear ne'er a Tiv.

This is primarily introspective but worth sharing. Also, as a byline, I am about to introduce you to A Prairie Home Companion. You'll love it.

Some time ago Riley introduced me to PHC and, in particular, the Professional Organization of English Majors a.k.a. P.O.E.M. (buy the T-shirt!) One of the items that got me hooked was the English Major's Inner Narrative.

I discovered that night that I am not alone: I, too, have an inner narrative. Granted, I did not get my B.A. in English, but History Majors share many things in common with English Majors. One cannot read and write as much as a History Major and not learn English as well as—or better than—any English Major. Just ask my wife (who has a B.A. in English), I speak and write better English than she does. (I love you Jessica.)

To read more P.O.E.M. scripts, search for "English majors script" and have a few chuckles courtesy of the PHC crew.

The Benefits of a Late Start

Today is the day the company I work for moves the DOD Emall from its home at a commercial data center to a Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC) facility. I doubt that the information is classified but I'm not going to reveal which DECC facility we're moving to. Anyway, because the move is going to be a huge undertaking and will require most of the work be done after the sun goes down, I didn't have to be to work until 12:00 MDT.

I wish I could say I slept in, but I didn't and that's okay. I did something even better than catching a few extra winks: I barbecued a steak and fried some eggs outside and had steak and eggs for breakfast! (Sorry, no photos.)

I learned a few things this morning.

1. I can't eat a large breakfast. I couldn't bring myself to finish the 10-12 oz. steak and four AA large eggs.
2. The skillet grill attached to the BBQ works for cooking but the self-igniter does not work.
3. I don't enjoy eating a great meal by myself. Unfortunately, my wife had already left for work; I missed having her with me.
4. On the other hand, I only blog about things I do on my own so it may be beneficial—for the blog's sake—for me to do a few things solo once in a while.

I think I may have to make steak and eggs (or a morning barbecue) a fairly regular thing, though probably on Saturdays when neither the wife or I have to be anywhere too early.