Now I'm verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves.

It's funny how we question all that is before us, yet we never delve into what really happens deep down beyond our thoughts and in our hearts.

With that being said, I'm glad I no longer work for the "man" via BIG TIME FUN. *Note: I apologize if you are not in the know about the orange & blue madness.* It's been 4 months since I've donned the white shirt and tie. I miss the people I worked with, to be sure, but I could not wear "I proudly serve my corporate masters" button any longer. Dayum B! The link is a Half-Baked movie reference. I feel it's fitting to my rant. Dayum B...

Always on the move to find my next literary discovery, I've stumbled upon Kingsley Amis. A friend of mine was nice enough to let me borrow her copy of Stanley and the Women. So far, I'm intrigued by one of the writers labeled Angry Young Men. (Which is a journalistic catchphrase applied to number of British playwrights and novelists from the mid-1950s. At one point, their political views were seen as radical, sometimes even arachic, and they described social alienation of different kinds.) Amis is best known for Lucky Jim. It's a comic novel from what I hear. I put my complete and utter trust in you, Katie. I'll make that my next book fix. I am itching to read Napoleon: His wives and Women by Christopher Hibbert. Christopher Hibbert is the wide-ranging historian writing mainly on 18th, 19th and 20th century British, Italian and French History. He has also written splendid history-guide books to London, Venice, Florence and Rome as well as editing THE ENCYLOPAEDIA OF LONDON and THE ENCYLOPAEDIA OF OXFORD. Why the interest in his work? Well, why the hell not? He was emperor of the French, and had an uncanny ability to feel himself up through his shirt. :)

The current gas prices remind me of the Stock Exchange. It's up. It's down. Stop toying with my emotions, and my wallet! In a world full of great inventions and brilliant minds, how on earth can we continue to pay $2+ a gallon for gas? Oh, the monstrosity! The nature of this pricing yo-yo makes me wish I still had my power wheels. I proudly owned "K.I.T.T." from the show Knight Rider with David Hasselhoff. Well, the miniature, kid friendly version of the sitcom's sidekick and vehicle. Without the cool accessories, artificial intelligence, and voice of actor William Daniels, of course. If it wasn't for some punks who stole my "K.I.T.T." back in the late '80s, I would have gladly protested against the outrageous gas prices by using my battery operated Power Wheel. Here is a random fact from the show for you to chew on. The car's name, Kitt is an acronym for "Knight Industries Two Thousand". It was stated in one of the episodes that the car cost $11,400,000 to produce!

If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write.