Lost

Some days, when I'm feeling lost at work, I try to remember that it's not a big deal.
No fighter jets are being scrambled just because I'm having a bad day.

I Spy

Astérix

Asterix is 50, and to celebrate, El Pais has given access to four pages in PDF format for free!

I apologize to my friends who do not read enough Spanish to enjoy the sample from El Pais; look for something in English, I'm sure it's out there.

If you're not familiar with Asterix, take a look here, here or here for a little info in English.

Thanks

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes and kind inquiries regarding Boy-child.

He's calmed down a lot in the past year and he likes his new school. In fact, when I was talking with him about it the other day, he said that one of his friends had mentioned it too. I believe he said that Peter told him, "You're still crazy, but you're happy crazy."

Thank god for small favors.

His new school, as it turns out, is better than we had understood. It has three National Merit Scholar finalists; out of a class of 30, that's probably the best percentage in the city. While we don't expect miracles, he does seem more likely to graduate now that he's there. He says it's not a school for potheads (what I used to call it) but rather a place for intellectual misanthropes.

If he's happy, so be it.

Good, Old-fashioned Laughs

Not totally random, folks, since Soupy Sales just died on the 22nd. I remember him from when I was a kid, and although I haven't seen him around for ages, he obviously never outgrew silly.