haiku of the moment
skunk waddles past me
raccoon rambles up ahead
i'm in a city?
a return to greatness
it is entirely possible that my tax bill for this year (2006) will be
US$750,000.
to put this in perspective, it would be exactly the same as if *you* had
a tax bill of that size ... unless you own a house, in which case i'm
actually worse off than you.
"you don't have to be rich to eat rich."
-- sign in "popeyes" restaurant showing no less than 12 pieces of fried
chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy and a large bowl of cole slaw,
sunnyvale
"if you're riding my ass ...
... you better be pulling my hair."
-- license plate bracket on a mustang, cupertino
"ain't no head like a panhead"
-- bumper sticker on a utility truck, mountain view
it's remarkable on the hiptop how much it seems to resemble the
aftermath of the world trade center.