Oh, how they taunt me

The few people in my life who are very close to me know that I am jonesing big-time for an electric guitar. Unfortunately, there are other priorities in life that also require money, and this doesn't exactly meet the critical needs at this point. But the folks at Music123.com taunt me endlessly: "April is Guitar Month at Music123!" Blah, blah, blah. Then they send links to all these sexy guitars and tell me how great they are and what a great buy, yaddah yaddah yaddah. Who do they think I am? I've got practically no willpower whatsoever. They reel you in with the you-CAN-afford it Washburn for $199. But nobody lusts after a Washburn X8! No, what I really want is a Strat, or (even better!) a Jag-Stang in sonic blue! Unfortunately, it's a limited-issue and not heavily available right now. But if I had it, I could rock just like Kurt Cobain did! (Well, if you adjust for my lack of talent, that is!)

The Air is thin

I've had thoughts, but they haven't made it here. I was happy that the Red Sox won the World Series. I was unhappy that Bush won the election. I was unhappy that the Nature Conservancy didn't work out. I was unhappy that my grandmother died. I was unhappy that my home was broken into and my computer and my wife's jewelry stolen. I was happy that they caught the guy. I'll be happy if we end up recovering some of what we lost. I'm happy that baseball season is about to start again. Things are on the upswing, I guess. . .