Good day today, except for yelping dogs and neighbors who would like to drop their responsibilities off at our doorstep and pick them up Monday morning.

I haven’t written much lately, so rather than try to summarize everything in paragraph form, let’s go to the bullet points.

• I’m saddened by the death of Mark Linkous. Sparklehorse became one of my favorite bands not long after I discovered them, what, three or four years ago, and I have a Dreamt For Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain poster hanging in my foyer right now. I already miss the possibility of new music from him. Rest in peace, sir.



• Without going into detail too much I want to say that I turned down an opportunity for a promotion at work. Why, you ask? Well, primarily because I felt that taking the position would cause me to continue the workaholic patterns I’ve tried to break over the last six months. Turning this gig down is a symbol, first and foremost, but also practical. For example, this is the type of gig in which I might have to drop everything and run to a late afternoon emergency meeting. I’m not willing to be that person. Yesterday a colleague and I talked for a long time, and I’ve consulted with other friends as well, and I believe I made the right decision. Onward and upward. No regrets.

• Dan was in town yesterday. We met at Bayshore, got some complicated pizza, and hung out at new bookstore/co-op that could use more books. Always good to see him.

• I’m reading Let The Right One In, the book on which the vampire movie was based. Very good so far…enjoying the text quite a bit.

• I’m sleeping a little better. Also, this morning my heart rate shot up to 171 on the crossramp at the Y. My chest hurt. I knocked off 90 seconds early. Should I be worried?

• After I finish the theology midterm I’m taking the rest of the weekend easy.

• Almost all the snow is gone after a few days of rain.

That’s it for now…hope your weekend is going well. I’m in a pretty good place, definitely better than last weekend. Thanks for listening.