Many of you who do not use MSIE 3.0 had to look at most of the page in italics. Well, that's fixed now... and I got the tables problem fixed, too. In fact, thanks to CJ, everything is fixed now. Well, I think so anyway. Let me know if it isn't! Also, let me know if you have to scroll horizontally to read the text, I think that I fixed that one, but I'm not for sure. Anytime that you have to scroll horizontally, the author has messed up, so I've been told.

Also, since I did not provide a link to The Paperwork or CJ yesterday, you can go look at them today! See with your own eyes their impressive sites!

I'm trying to think of a graphic to use as a separator that is representative of my site but is very low overhead. So far, I've come up with zilch. I welcome ideas...

Karen and I went to a party last night, and I drank way too much coffee. I don't know what I was thinking, but besides being wired I've gotta get up and pee every thirty minutes. Right now it's 01:30 and I'm finally starting to get sleepy. But just as soon as I get to sleep really good my bladder will wake me up. Aren't you supposed to get smarter as you get older? Howcome I can't remember basic things like how caffeine works and what happens when you ingest copious amounts of fluids? Am I really subconsciously self-destructive, in spite of the Prozac?

06:29:xmas eve. I'm up way too early again. Slept 4 hours, just a nap. It's very cold outside and pretty cold in here, too, even with the furnace running full force. It's somewhere around -5 with a wholly unreasonable wind chill. Right now, the wind is only about 5 MPH. I just went out in my robe to get the paper and a breeze caught me. My ears feel brittle and my nose chilled up after only about 30 seconds of exposure. What am I writing this for, you all know what cold is... something that we suffer through every winter, nothing new at all. Just life.

I'm really thinking about getting into some kind of a festive mood, but I just don't quite know how to go about it. I do have the feeling that if I don't, this will be a very unpleasant day. I am really going to make an effort at it.

I'll start off by making a big, roaring fire in the fireplace. Wait, we don't have a fireplace! OK, I'll start off by making a big roaring pot of regular coffee... that'll make my ears roar, anyway! Then I'll go and gently awake Karen, so we can get started on the tasks of the day.

Maybe I'll get to baby-sit all day, and not have to worry about anything else... reckon?

Anyway... more later, most likely.

I got my annual Fruitcake from my brother Dan. I am one of the seventeen people in the world who actually loves fruitcake. What brought this up was a fellow journaler who said "Don't eat any fruitcake!" or words to that effect. I say, "Fine! All the more for me!"

Well, I went ahead and designed some gizmos to use as separators, but I don't really like any of them.

So far, so good. Went to get cat food at the CAT shelter, and I was amazed at the traffic. I always avoid traffic and crowds & etc. Too damned many people out today.

Karen overheated the van... well, that's not right, the van was low on antifreeze and froze a little bit and overheated. I had to spend about a half-hour outdoors, getting the hose unfrozen, adding antifreeze, etc. I had the hose in the house for a half-hour before I took it out, and it was still pooping out little cylinders of ice for ten minutes before I could get a good flow.

Lacee is over here now, supposed to be taking a nap (but not)(Have I mentioned lately how damned CUTE she is?). I should be, too, and when I get this done I'm going to take a shower and do that. Everybody will get over here about 19:00, so I can get in a couple of hours sleep. I need to stay up a long time tonight and sleep all day tomorrow to start my week on. I won't get to work at Medassist for two weeks in a row, since I only work on Wednesdays. Really short paychecks... like none!

Seems like there was something else.... something important... but my mind has slipped. It keeps doing that. I've got a teflon brain! Hey, that would be a good name for a band... anyone wanna start a band with me? Here's the deal: I'll play guitar and do the vocals and you can support me in my decadent lifestyle. Any takers? Form a line, please... Oh, OK, you can play drums if you insist.

This might well be my last entry for today, so I'll get it up. I want to wish you all a happy holiday. Oh, yeah, stay sober too!

Have a happy and a safe holiday!