Budget Cuts

This evening might be as fun as last night. I have again made plans not to do a whole lot, maybe some late night Grace, but that is about it. I spent most of the day wandering through my mind.

Then I got adventurous. Took out the trash and stepped outside to enjoy the air. Today is my favorite type of day; not cold, not warm, windy and overcast. Spent the better part of the afternoon ‘optimizing’ the laptop—electronic housekeeping if you will. I came to realize that a computer is really no different than a dwelling when it comes to pack-rattery, maybe even pack-rattiness. I thought about it. I have an entire cabinet and one drawer pretty much just full of shit that I don’t really need. They serve as both file cabinets and a sort of wasteland for take away menus. I have more old bills saved up on the notion that someday I might need them. Pray tell, when am I ever going to need an old ConEd bill? Maybe when I get sued for the next blackout—it might be my fault if I use to many kitchen appliances in the summer months. But I digress…

Reagan died today. No need to trash the dead, but damn, charisma goes a hell of a long way. Mental note—get some.

Meant to run errands today and did in my own virtual way—freshdirect.com brings me happiness. Besides, where else can you impulse buy artichokes?

Tomorrow is the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Here’s what the former president had to say about it 20 years ago:

“The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or on the next. It was the deep knowledge — and pray God we have not lost it — that there is a profound moral difference between the use of force for liberation and the use of force for conquest."

It is funny how the ephemeral brilliance of politicians can be interpreted in so many ways.