Random Nonsense About This Week

I will never ever ever travel without my GPS and my map again. Amen.

My feet were cold from Tuesday thru Thursday night. I thought I would have frostbite but I guess I am just lucky.

I am still tired from the trip.

I am glad that the Sharkfamily's Daisy is on the mend. Good Dog. Woof.

Seeing the Inauguration changed my life and I'm not sure I'll fully know in how many ways until much later.

Bar food after a long day in the cold is the most delicious thing ever.

I need to thin the herd on my 'things.'

I need to get organized for my accountant. God Bless That Man.

I feel renewed in spirit.

Randomness

Bruce Springsteen remains hot.

Sting has a beard down his neck. He is quite attractive normally but the beard down his neck makes me think of a dread disease. Gak. Why do men screw up their looks with untrimmed, unmanaged facial hair?

I had some delicious Indian food today at Amber Indian. It is a buffet located at 126th and Meridian, on the SW corner of the intersection in an average stripmall. What isn't so average about this place? The fresh, intensely aromatic naan brought to your table after you indulge at the buffet. The garlic naan is sublime, with just the right notes of parsley, garlic, butter and fresh bread all combining into paradise. It is not just the naan that keeps me coming back, it is the overall freshness of the food, the attentiveness of the staff and the happy, happy smile on my face upon leaving yet another lunch, sated.

I have boatloads of laundry to put away. Hate that.

Went to see a house today with Sister. So beautiful, so well laid out.

The rollerderby was fun last night although the Tornado Sirens got their asses handed to them by a rather brutal group from Pittsburgh. Honestly, the Pittsburgh team had 40 lbs (easily) on each of our girls, plus they were rough. They displayed excellent team cohesiveness much to our sorrow.

Back to work tomorrow.

Random Thoughts

I was going to call this deep thoughts, but that would be to insult Jack Handey.

With that in mind, I was driving back from lunch today and "Take Me Home" a song by Phil Collins came on the radio. All the sudden I was transported back to the time I got my first tape player and the first cassette I bought was Phil Collins "No Jacket Required." Sussudio was big on the radio at that time and I just loved Phil. Later I discovered Genesis and acquired all their stuff too -- but for one moment in time today I was transported back to my first tape player and my very first cassette tape. I probably don't need to tell you that I still have quite a few of the tapes I bought in my early pre-CD years and that quite a few of them reflect the musical genius (?!) that was the mid to late 80s. Think hair bands and pop groups and you've got a pretty good idea of what it is my tape collection looks like.

The single worst thing that happened in my obsession with Phil and the boys was that my dear Sister was permanently warped by my overplaying of Phil and Genesis. She hates them both now. Of course, I try not to take that personally, as her first concert was New Kids on the Block, so it is obvious my musical tastes are much more refined than hers. At least I can say that my boys have continued to make music over the years while her 'kids' have now staged a 'comeback' some 20 years later. Who, in fact, is so warped they need to see NKOTB again?

so, dear readers, who was your first record, tape or cd? (My first record, btw, was 'She's So Unusual' by Cyndi Lauper)

And what memories does it bring back for you?