A visit to the dentist's office today, a lot of hygienist work (I think she need some coffee, she was sorta heavy handed) but no cavities. PHeeeeeeeeeeew!!!

And can someone please tell me what is in the water in Athens, GA?
Here's a blurb about one band from there, The Neutral Milk Hotel has a newer album out.
Bu then you get the cats from Of Montreal, REM, the B-52s, and I believe the band Jump Little Children are from there, but I'm not 100% sure.

Is anybody surprised by the obivous abuse of power that comes with the Patriot Act? There are more and more documented cases of common criminals being charged with bullshit terrorist offenses. As an example, a man who made drugs in his bathtub, was charged with manufacturing a weapon of mass destruction?
Check this out for more details.
My response? Watch those dorks just as closely as they are watching you!

Every dog will have his day, but for the neighbor's dog it aint' today.

This morning i walked out my front door and my friend kim is there on the sidewalk. she says, "hey matt, is this your dog?" I said, "no kim, Pancho's your dog," because she was walking her dog. "she says no no not pancho, i mean this dog," and she pointed to my neighbor's dog. he had leapt out the front window he sits in all day through a hole by the air conditioner. it had been blocked by a panel from a case of Mt. Dew ... he was running loose and the neighbors of course were gone for the day. so we tried to catch him so we could stuff him back in the window, but he kept running away and into the street. nearly got run down a couple times. so we thought to put him in the plot of grass at the end of the block, but the gate was locked, kim said. i tried it and it was locked but was able to jimmy it open, and the dog ran in as soon as i opened it. he was safe for the day, nobody would bother him, and he seemed so happy . . . and then we said good dog, and went on our way. ten minutes later it started to downpour and looks like it's gonna rain a good bit today . . . Every dog will have his day, but for the neighbor's dog it aint' today.

For those of you who won't be playing softball at Frick park Tuesday night, there's this to consider checking out:

Chuck Palahniuk, novelist, Talk and Screening of "Fight Club." September 16, 2:00 p.m., Alumni Hall, 7th Floor Auditorium. Reading at 8:00 p.m. Free. For more information please call (412) 624-6506 or see www.english.pitt.edu. Sponsored by The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Wyndham Garden Hotel, Book Center, and Film Studies Program.