Memorial Day

I do not have many plans other than having lunch with Christina, doing an hour or two of work at work, and watching Tim Lincecum and Ubaldo Jimenez face each other this afternoon. It is shaping up to be a tremendous weekend for pitching . Roy Halladay threw a perfect game on Saturday and now the other two best pitchers in baseball are facing off today. Jimenez threw the first no hitter this year and Lincecum is just a freak of nature. If you have even a remote interest in baseball you really need to see this dude pitch.

Christina has to work today because the customer service industry never closes. Yep, we are always here to listen and to resolve our customers' service issues courteously and efficiently. You're welcome. She has also been asked to work at a classical music festival in Hot Springs on her off days. I am happy she has this opportunity and Arts Administration is her preferred field, but it blows that for the first 7 weeks this summer our days off will be different, and for the first 3 weeks of those she will not even be in the same state on her off days. That sounds a whole lot like whining. I will stop immediately.

I am planning some time off for next week, my birthweek. Yes, birthweek. I was born three weeks late so I think I should at least be able to celebrate my birth for one week a year. My delayed birth also set a precedent for the procrastination that has plagued my life. I will write more about that later. I am not sure what I am planning to do with all the time I will be off. I think I will mostly just hang out and decompress. Maybe sleep in, make breakfast, ride the bike, catch a matinee, watch baseball, cook something on the grill, and approach a sublime state. I wish I were independently wealthy and could take months off at a time. I think it would be hugely beneficial to my quality of life. I need to start playing the lottery.

A note for the holiday: For those who lost loved ones in the defense of our country, I cannot fathom your sacrifice and I pray that you will know peace.