Stalkers rejoice! In an era when personal privacy is being eroded everywhere we look, and many people are raving mad about it, it's refreshing to see that some people just don't give a damn. Never mind that this could give a mentally unstable ex the information they need track down their prey, it's great that they don't have to sit next to a perfect stranger.

Just testing blogging using Flock with Flickr photos! That's me... in Detroit... after sledding downhill in the snow last month. It was fun, but as you see the hat messed up my hair.

Our memories are such funny things. Why is it that every time I hear "The Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice, I think of the first time I heard it? I was at my girlfriend's house (well before she became my wife), it was late, and she had fallen asleep in my arms as we watched the Late Show. Damien Rice came on and performed "The Blower's Daughter." His performance was really haunting, and caused me to go out and buy the CD the next day. Why does this song stick out in my memory so much? Possibly Damien Rice's haunting performance? More likely the fact that this is when I realized I was hopelessly in love with the woman in my arms.

I just read about bedbugs in New York. I've read about them before, but I can't remember why or when. This past September when my wife and I went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a week I was slightly worried about them. When we got to the hotel, I remember pulling the sheets back and looking around the bed carefully... although I'm not sure this inspection would have netted any results even if they were present.

Our main problem at our house are mosquitos. I don't know why, but they are ALWAYS hanging around our front door area, and invariably find their way into the house. Each night my wife and I see one in our bedroom while watching TV before going to sleep. Now and again I notice one in the bathroom, and go into mosquito hunt mode. I run around slapping the air like a maniac for a while, and usually kill two or three. I've got to figure out how to reduce the population around the front door.

By the way, I was kind of amused while reading the wikipedia article about mosquitos. I noticed that there was a link to another article labeled tin can. I couldn't believe that there is an entry in the wikipedia about tin cans! I guess when the aliens come, they can just access the wikipedia to learn about anything and everything.