Non Sequitur is good today. :)

I think I'll print out that list and read at least a few. I read *constantly* – so it's about time I get more depth, eh? But if the list of 101 great books doesn't do it for ya, you should try this list of banned books. Even better, start with this – simply a must read. :)

List stolen from , stolen from : Beowulf Achebe, Chinua -Things Fall Apart Agee, James -A Death in the Family Austin, Jane -Pride and Prejudice Baldwin, James -Go Tell It on the Mountain Beckett, Samuel -Waiting for Godot Bellow, Saul -The Adventures of Augie March Bronte, Charlotte -Jane Eyre Bronte, Emily -Wuthering Heights Camus, Albert T-he Stranger Cather, Willa -Death Comes for the Archbishop Cervantes,- Miguel de Don Quixote Chaucer, Geoffrey -The Canterbury Tales Chekhov, Anton- The Cherry Orchard Chopin, Kate -The Awakening Conrad, Joseph -Heart of Darkness Cooper, James Fenimore -The Last of the Mohicans Crane, Stephen -The Red…

I just hit my husband with a sock, and ran downstairs. He has longer socks. Must hide.

CNN.com – Bush to have colonoscopy under anesthesia – June 28, 2002 Asked about the decision to transfer power, Bush said, “I did so because we're at war, and I just want to be super cautious.” Um.. when did Congress declare War? I must have missed that bulletin.

So I run a discussion list called NoRules. I don't really “own” the list – no one does. It just is. But I provide the list serve for it because I got sick of reply-to-all hassles. I lurk, mostly, but sometimes feel moved to post. All that is pretty much irrelevant right now though. Anyhow, a post came through that I felt I needed to answer. Here's my response: >> I received from a member of another group, "The very next message >> after yours in my In box, a CNN news alert, was: >> >-- Federal appeals court rules…

Woke up this morning way too early, around 5 am. Found my pc sprawled on the floor, pennies on its eyes, chalk outline around its body. It's dead, Jim. No idea why right now. But I think I'm going to go back to bed. It's way too early for this.

Heh – check out this Non Sequitur. It's true! Years ago, mail was written with pen & paper.

Preacher says he was dragged, beat up after sermon LOXLEY, Ala. – Authorities are investigating the alleged beating of a preacher by funeral mourners who didn't like his blunt eulogy. Glynis Bethel tells the Associated Press that her husband, Pastor Orlando Bethel, was attacked during a June 14 funeral and dragged out of the church. That's because Bethel told mourners the deceased was in hell and that they were headed the same way. The dead man was Mrs. Bethel's uncle. Pastor Bethel referred to him as a “drunkard and a fornicator.” Mrs. Bethel, who's also a preacher, says, “the fornicators…

Ohio suburb designates ‘Hi Neighbor’ nights WORTHINGTON, Ohio (June 21, 2002 10:25 a.m. EDT) – Officials in this Columbus suburb want neighbors to be more neighborly. So they declared Friday and Saturday nights “Hi Neighbor” nights. The City Community Relations Commission posted fliers urging residents to take part in the icebreaker this weekend. The rules are simple: Residents whose addresses are odd numbers are to sit in their front yards from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Everyone on the other side of the street is to come over and say hello. Then, on Saturday, everybody is to switch sides and…