3 new footbags

I ordered these 3 new footbags from http://www.worldfootbag.com/ on 4/18/11 and received them in Alabama (from Colorado) on 4/21/11. If you're in need of footbags (aka hacky sacks), juggling equipment, Frisbees or a few other assorted items, give these guys a look!

One word...

PIZZA!!!

I hate it when...

I set my alarm to wake me up 3-1/2 hours before I'm supposed to be at work and I wake up half an hour before the alarm. By this point, many folks ask "Why 3-1/2 hours early?"...

I like to get up and pour/drink my first quart of coffee, check the news/e-mail, knock out several miles on the treadmill and get ready for work and do so at an "ease into the day" pace.

Oh well, it beats the heck out of yesterday when I woke up one hour before I was supposed to be at work...

Here we go!!!

Weird Al smacks it with Perform This Way (Gaga parody)

No earth-shattering info here. My new sacks are on the way.

I just ordered a Mr. Sandbag Footbag, Mr. Sandbag Facile Footbag and a SandBlaster Footbag. My old Stally® footbags were (and still are) rapidly approaching the great hack circle in the sky...

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Well, it's time for sustenance. As an accompaniment to our salmon, we've got this "Artichoke Casserole" from a Justin Wilson recipe:

4 cans artichoke hearts, drained
½ c. dry white wine
¼ c. olive oil
1 c. parmesan cheese
2 c. seasoned bread crumbs
1 t. onion powder
½ t. garlic powder
Cayenne pepper, to taste

Grease casserole dish
Quarter artichoke hearts
Combine everything but bread crumbs
Put in dish and top with bread crumbs
Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees

Weekly top 10 @ thomas.loc.gov & SUCKAGE

First, the weekly top 10 from thomas.loc.gov"

Top ten legislative items searched on THOMAS, compiled on 4/17/2011 from weekly usage statistics

1. H.R. 1473 - [112th] - Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
2. H.R. 1363 - [112th] - Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
3. H.R. 1 - [112th] - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
4. H.R. 1380 - [112th] - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011
5. H.R. 1217 - [112th] - To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund
6. H.R. 4 - [112th] - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011
7. H.R. 1255 - [112th] - Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011
8. H.R. 25 - [112th] - Fair Tax Act of 2011
9. H.R. 1351 - [112th] - United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011
10. H.R. 4173 - [111th] - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

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If the cloud cover would cooperate, the International Space Station is supposed to be doing a North Alabama transit tonight (and a few more nights between now and May 2). I think viewing tonight is going to be right out...

Quickie here....

For all of you Alabama folks, if you're ever looking up the status of Alabama legislation and don't remember who your elected Senator/Representative is, you can use this:

Find Your Legislator

Enter ZIP Code

   

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While I'm at it...

Alabama taxpayer money funds the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL). You used to have to get a specific card from your local library. Now, the AVL uses Geographic IP guessing (Geotargeting). Geotargeting is generally pretty good, but if (as an example) you work at a place whose network address originates outside of Alabama, you'll need a username/password (i.e. AVL card). Hence, a card is still useful.

Sunny and comfortable and not too windy...

Time for about 7 miles