tuning out

Between the ruckus over the Schiavo case and the horrible school shooting in Minnesota, I'm glad my TV is off... it's much easier to see past the political grand-standing and contemplate the real issues by reading the newspapers.

Aiyah.


.:.

traveling man

On a random note, I have an itch again to travel this summer... planes, trains, roadtrip, whatever. Anybody down for an adventure?

My original spring scheme to visit the motherland fell through, so I'm looking into other options. On a side note, I stumbled on this cool blog in Jordan, and then there was, of all things... a door-to-door solicitor.

Normally, I just pretend to not be home, but looking through the window, I saw it was just a single girl, about junior-high or high school age. I thought it was an opportunity to buy more Girl Scout cookies, so I opened the door. She probably looked shocked to see some scruffy-faced, shaved-head guy in glasses, but she smiled and introduced herself. I didn't see any cookies. Dang it.

According to the girl, she's on a girls' soccer team that got invited to play in a tournament England and to pay for the team's trip, she's selling magazine subscriptions. I asked her if she's ever traveled outside the US before and of course, she answered, "No..."

It occurred to me that maybe it was all scam (I was thinking of the guy inOffice Space), but in the case of young people, I try to rein in my cynicism. So yeah, I bought a subscription... an expensive one too.

The little girl was so excited, she jumped and gave me a high-five. Ha.
posted by G at 11:17 AM   |

in?scrip?tion (n-skrip-shun)n.
1. The act or an instance of inscribing.
2. Something, such as the wording on a coin, medal, monument, or seal, that is inscribed.
3. A short, signed message in a book or on a photograph given as a gift.
4. The usually informal dedication of an artistic work.
5. Jeremiah 31:33