Nom de Plume

Off to Rockford for the holidays. The cab is coming in 15 minutes, Harry has been dropped at Elizabeth’s, where he will frolic with Koya for five whole days, and Steve is trying to convince me that I need to take my coconut purse to show off how well he treats me.

Well.

Thank GOD, 6 whole days without going into the office. I wonder if other people find writing for a living as deleterious on their own work as I do. By the time I come home, the last thing I want to do is open another word doc.

Congress launches an investigation on election fraud, and I find this:

UC Berkeley Research Team Sounds ‘Smoke Alarm’ for Florida E-Vote Count

After giving me no end of grief for flunking the Washington driver’s license written test, Steve failed it today too.

‘Stinking Evidence’ of Possible Election Fraud Found in Florida
University researchers challenge Bush win in Florida
Coalition’s Support of Voting Machines Causes Confusion, says Journalist Lynn Landes
Study finds Fla. ‘ghost’ e-votes
Recount to Come for Ninth District Congressional Race
Election Fraud 2004: Kerry, the Times and the Democrats

Man in Mall Shooting Had Anger Issues

Well, duh.

Last night, got a wireless router and set it up… and essentially what that means is that I can update the blog while I’m lying in bed even though Steve is bugging the shit out of me and putting his hands all over my … keyboard.

It also means I can take photos and foist them on my loyal blog readership in almost real time.

So, here’s Harry romping on the bed with his new frisbee.

And here’s after it tired him out (being considerably larger than he is):

UC Berkeley Study Questions Florida E-Vote Count
Voters Recount Irregularities
Hearings on Widespread Voting Irregularities that Call Thousands of Votes into Question
Blackbox Voting News
Media accused of ignoring election irregularities
Columbus, Ohio voters waited hours as election officials held back 68 machines
Election officials find possible double votes, ballots counted twice
Sandusky County not only one with possible double votes

Chiba is three months old, fixed, and very charming. She’s also what happens when a Jack Russell and a chihuahua get it on. If you want to adopt, shoot me an e-mail and I’ll forward the message on.