Random thoughts

First: I pass by a neon church sign everyday on the way to work that reads, “Let’s make Jesus famous.” Now, I don’t claim to be a biblical scholar, but I’m pretty sure Jesus doesn’t need anyone’s “help” to become famous. I’ll try to snag a picture of the sign soon.

Second: Work was a nightmare today. A frustrated construction worker *intentionally* ran over a freaking fiber optics line on purpose and downed all AT&T phone and Internet access for the whole town. Nice. This caused me and a fellow I work with to book it to one of his friend’s house to download some wire (AP) stories on a wireless connection, then take it back to the office and finish laying out the newspaper. This was a pretty ghetto way of getting things done, but we had no choice. I got done at about 11:45 p.m. so it was only a little later than usual getting out.

Third: Work will be a triple nightmare tomorrow if the Internet isn’t back up. We put out a super duper issue for the weekend edition and rely heavily on the wire (and the Internet) to pull stories to fill the newspaper.

Fourth: It’s documented science, but it mesmerizes me that we are 93 million miles away from the sun, and yet, even from that far away, it has the power to burn us and give us skin cancer. At 93 million miles away, it is still 100 degrees here. That is remarkable to me. By comparison, earth is only about 25,000 miles around the perimeter. And this is just one of many amazing things about the cosmos.

Fifth: I’m going to play Counter Strike: Source now. Enough mind-blowing for one day.