Things I saw on the street today

Lets get back to trite observations. You know, the ones I used to lament about to the point where you wonder why you're reading this in the first place. Lets see....hmmm...In no order particular...the list.

Event: A family touring downtown chicago was crossing the street. The mom said: "Andrew, quit people watching and pay attention!!"

Trite Observation: Said kid is either a space cadet, or an evil, plotting child. Perhaps he's walked into traffic before because he spent too much time staring at strangers. Well, the kid was probably overwhelmed at what he saw in the big city. I say, let him space out and walk into traffic.

Event: A man walking down the street was wearing shorts. Visible from a few feet away were big scabs on his shins.

Trite Observation: The guy walked into barbed wire, or was running away from a dog and tripped over a small fence. Either that, or he owed his bookie quite a bit of money and the guy got his shins beat up.

Event: A mother pointed out a dog in a balcony to her small child. The small child started hopping up and down and barked at the dog. The bark was matched by the dog. They both had high pitched squealy barks.

Trite Obersvation: It reminded me of a kid who took tennis lessons from us a few summers back. He used to bark all the time. Maybe it was tourrets syndrome. Either way, when the kids started making fun of him, I felt kind of bad. We were wondering if the kid had a problem, or just barked for attention. A few months later, I was at a McDonalds and I heard barking. I turned around and it was the same kid. Conclusion, the kid had a problem...he's probably got a lot of issues now that he's probably old enough to be ridiculed..but at least he doesn't swear. Other conclusion: the kid I saw today doesn't have tourrets syndrome.

New, new haircut. This time I dropped $23 bucks on what amounted to be a trim. When I spend an enormous amount on a piddly thing such as a haircut, I just remind myself that I didn't pay for a haircut between the years 1978-1994, 1995-1996, and 1997-2000. Overall, I haven't spent much on haircuts at all. However, this wouldn't be an issue if had a mullet.

Last night I blindly downloaded .mp3 files from pitchfork and MP3.com. I just move my cursor around the screen, looked at the name and said...hmmm...whatever. Some where hit and miss. I purchased three cd's today based on last night's random collection. This should make for an interesting listen when I actually sit down and listen to the bands.

BEP later night....damn

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