Thursday miscellanea #6

• My fired friend deeply surprised me with a call today.  She was contrite and utterly without venom, and we spoke productively for about 30 minutes.  I am pleased that she found the initiative to do this, as it is itself indicative of progress.  I didn’t give her the full-on hard-ass treatment, but I did unambiguously let her know that I had expectations of her.  We’ll see how it goes.
• We’re reading Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic masterpiece The Stand this time around in the Dark and Stormy Book Club.  I adore this book, and am looking forward to reading it for what I think is the fifth time.  Please join us for a stimulating and entertaining discussion.
• The first big SEC vs. SEC weekend of the year is upon us.  How about Alabama at Arkansas at 11:30, Florida at Tennessee at 2:30, and LSU at Auburn at 6:45?
• Despite my skepticism when my dad bragged on it a month or so ago, Bud Light Lime is actually pretty good.  I don’t see a lot of staying power for me here, but it’s much more natural-tasting than I thought it would be.  It will probably remain on my list of once-in-a-whiles.
• Next week I will have lunch with a grade-school classmate I haven’t seen since 1980.  I will also be reunited with some substantial portion of the Oxford High School class of 1988 (which would have been my class had my family not moved), none of whom I’ve seen since 1986.  I’m looking forward to a special day.
• The boys eat homogenous foods without complaint.  Casseroles, pastas with sauces, or anything else with any more than two obvious components are problems.  So Lea had the ingenious idea of getting their cooking assistance on nights that we’d like to have “composites.”  So far it’s been a qualified success.  She’s smart, that one.
• Google’s browser Chrome has been available for more than two weeks.  Of the past 1,000 unique visitors to my blog, 11 of them were using it.  Not very scary so far, Mountain View.
• The Force will be unleashed at my house on Monday.  When a game is available on multiple platforms, I generally go with the better graphics and sound of the Xbox 360, but how can I pass up using a Wiimote as a lightsaber?

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