With all the care taken to avoid the destruction of historic sites in Iraq, I'm wondering why there were no arrangements made to protect the Bagdad Museum from looters.

Well, shit happens.

I've been hearing about several guys younger than I dropping dead from natural causes lately. A troubling thing to contemplate; there's this milestone in life when most people younger than you have accomplishing way more, but on the other hand they're also dying. It's like the lament of not getting a fair share of sexual adventures, but on the other hand never catching any venereal disease.

Lucky You!

She was seated, well-poised, and waiting
Her face showed intelligence as well as beauty
She took care of her body
She had the sweetest voice ...

I sat down beside her
Like a finalist in the lottery

She was a workaholic and hated mistakes
She named her little dogs "Cash", "Money", and "Diamonds"
She married her husband because he kept asking her too.
She gets angry if he makes the same mistake a third time

I met her while waiting for a bureaucrat to call my number
We talked for a long time and I finally asked her-
Have you ever been in love?
She thought it over and decided
The answer was "no."

It was right about then
my number came up
I was glad to say goodbye.

My house stinks.

I think some of it is coming from the carpet in the bedroom, which has been there at least 25 years. There's only so much a vacuum can do after all.

I also suspect the cat may have yacked up somewhere, but I can't locate anything specific.

Of course I should be more conscientious about emptying the trash, and cleaning out the trap in the kitchen sink. I've become something of a slob it seems. I just don't feel very motivated to do anything more than the minimum necessary.

I'm also developing an annoying tolerance for liquor, which of course puts pressure on my already meager budget as I must consume more to achieve the same level of sedation.

I realize after all this time, that I've become the subject of a Simon and Garfunkle song I remember hearing as a child. It's as if from that day forth, I'd sentenced myself to fulfill that lonely fate;

I've become a most peculiar man!