As many of you have already heard, my mother, Pam Dial, passed away on Monday of this week. She was a good woman, a wonderful mother, mother-in-law and grandmama. She will be mourned by a lot of people, but we have faith that she's in a better place.

As everyone guessed, the "V" in the below entry indicates that come next March, there will be a new visitor at our house. And it's not a (spoiler) lizard person (though I'm with Bill Cosby on what they tend to look like at first.)

V also stands for a certain procedure that I'm going to undergo. (Unfortunately, not on the 5th of November)

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micro-rant:
You can't please everyone. You could, I suppose, calculate the exact amount of happiness you could give to each person, add all that up, and weigh it against the exact quantity of sadness (or opportunity cost of would-be happiness) to make a decision that maximizes total overall happiness output of your decisions.

Or you could, y'know, trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

The bottom line, y'know, is that the maximum overall happiness you'll experience, is what you're going to get in eternity; and your friends too. Make the choices that are right for that (right with God) and they'll also be the right choices for making the most people the most happy for the longest time.

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I have Google Wave invites. I also have a couple of Bible Study waves that I started.. let me know if you want to be added, and/or need an invi-tay. I think I might have google voice invites, too. (austin area code 850 NATE)

this means something

Me: (to Phoebe) Hey pretty!
Phoebe: *coy glance*
Sarah: Phoebe has already perfected those coy glances, hasn't she?
Me: I wonder where she learned that?
Sarah: *coy glance*

Hernias are your body's way of telling you that you can't do everything by yourself. Like moving a piano, for example.