The WB is on vacation. Check back on Thursday.

I'd been in it before, but not like this. Why as little as 10 minutes ago I had plugged the toilet with something that wasn't human. But this was different and the shit was everywhere, literally everywhere. Not the nice baby kind, no this was the black tar variety. Maybe it was the apples and oatmeal cereal she had yesterday. Doesn't matter now. I'm covered in it. Actually, we both are. Everything was going according plan. Erica was out with Anne. I had just finished feeding Ally bananas and rice cereal. Time for a standard by the book number one diaper change. After I place Ally on the changing table, I look down and black death is leaking out of her diaper. Ok, stay calm, you've got a system. One fresh diaper on the table topped with several wipes, remove dirty diaper, apply multiple wipes. Too late it's spread to her outfit and the changing table sheet cover. I attempt to remove her outfit. Bad move, I should have used scissors. The act of removing her outfit with the traditional pull it off over her head left a streak on the changing table, infected myself and wiped the back of Ally's head in black tar crap. Like I said, I'd been in it before, but not like this. By this time Ally is bawling and I'm screaming "Oh sweet Jesus, the smell, the smell, it's on everything. It's on your head. How did this happen?" Walk away from changing table and start running the bath. Yes, yes. I'll do that. It washed right off, but I still see it when I shut my eyes. The horror, the horror.

What, me Worry?

G$ is racing for the cure. Give it up. Especially if you went to Union.

Back from Vegas. Fantasy Football draft a success. Any trip to Vegas in which I don't lose the house or die is a success in my mind. Physical recovery virtually complete. Next stop...Outer Banks for a little R & R with the familia.

Quick story: Had a connection in Phoenix. Plane started boarding, then stopped. I decided to nap. Woke up some 20 minutes later, and a few minutes before my flight was scheduled to leave. Door shut. Jump up, grab my luggage and move towards counter. Trip over something. 50ish lady had her leg in the aisle. I ask if she's ok. She's says "I hope so, because I've got a broken foot." 15 seconds pass, she hasn't cried out for medical attention. I go to the counter, but ahead in line. "I fell asleep" "We haven't started boarding again." "Oh, ok." Since I cannot escape on board the plane, I return to the incident and apologize profusely. Because I didn't refracture her foot, this seemed to satisfy her and the dozens of onlookers. I go back to my book until plane boards.

Finished Life of Pi yesterday. It was supposed to be the backup book to when I finish PILLAR OF FIRE: AMERICA IN THE KING YEARS 1963-65, but ended up starting and finishing Life of Pi first.

Animal Faceoff

I must admit stuff like this makes me giddy.

Jeff Tweedy on the Bob Edwards Show. Good Stuff. Click here to listen. The show is in four parts, each part will begin automatically.

Lately at work, people at work have been sending me e-mails with double question marks. You know?? Like, "have you drafted that amendment yet??" or "do you still represent the owner of this property??" Is it me? No, I think it's them and it takes all my restraint to reply "No, but I'll be sure to copy you when I do." or "Yes, I do. Can I help you with something?" Instead of "No, but we don't actually need it for another week, right???!!!" or "Yes, why??!!!" Re-reading this I see it might be me with the problem, but I despise the double question mark and the people that use it.

Despite what Tim and Anne say their dog Abbie is not house-trained. Bad Abbie, bad.

Arrested Development, the Wire and the Office all renewed. More good news: "In a deal that will extend the run of the most successful series in the history of cable television for another year, HBO announced today that "The Sopranos" will not end with its next season starting in March, but will continue with an additional eight episodes starting in January 2007."

Beastie Boys download: Beastie Boys: 07-08-1998
Libro Hall, Vienna, Austria

I actually haven't played Xbox in several months, so if I went like this they would find me at the computer playing Spider Solitaire. Not good.

KU Update. Also, I need 3-4 tickets for the KU-UK game. 01/07/2006 Kentucky Lawrence, Kan. Any ideas? Oh, and I'm bringing two UK fans.

Robert Novak converted from Judism to Catholicism in 1998. Following Novak’s conversion, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan reportedly cracked, “Now that Novak’s become a Catholic, I wonder when he will become a Christian.”

Red v. Blue

The Story is actually pretty interesting, and the videos are of suprising quality. 'Red vs. Blue' Video Archive. Oh yeah, and for those of you into the Sims, Strangerhood video section

Novak Freaks on the Set!

Robert Novak stormed off the set of " Inside Politics" today during a session with James Carville while they were talking about Katherine Harris.

Video-WMP

Some of you have met my Dad, but those of you from Wichita have had a much greater glimpse into the good doctor. He can be a bit of a nut. Prone to going around the house babbling the name of some person from an bizarre news story, or recounting the great somebody from a fairly obscure part of history, or perhaps his favorite, calling out the name of pet. He marches to his own beat. He recently has developed a habit of calling cats, pussy cats, but frequently drops the word cat. I find myself sitting in a room with my Dad and he'll call out "Here pussy" or "good pussy", shocked I'll look around the room, as much to gauge other people's reaction as to look for, well, you know, and then I'll see a cat strolling into the room. Clearly, this just isn't right, but I refuse to engage him this conversation. I have a recollection of one my brothers calling him on this habit, and him firmly holding his ground as if this is completely normal. In any event, he was visiting this past weekend and we have a cat. To make matters worse, on at least one occasion he mistakenly referred to the baby by the cat's "name". I think I was the only one that heard it (although I haven't brought up either), but this has clearly affected me adversely. This mustn't happen again, it just isn't right. Fair warning, any posts from "Dave's Dad" or "Ally" will be summarily deleted.