A bit of a surprise in the vote for the new troop surge in Afghanistan (or to Afghanistan, I guess), as my congresscritter, who – though I knew he was no Dennis Kucinich, and although he is better than the Republican turd he replaced – has been a disappointment thus far, voted against the $33 billion in new war funding. So, good for you, Dan. But your stance on Net Neutrality and your failure to push for Single Payer still sucks, so no more money from me.

Uran Outfitters is opening a store here. This is apparently a big deal (to be honest, when any business moves into the area instead of out of it these days, it’s good news), as they only build a few stores every year. I’m not really familiar with them, but taking a quick look at their website (which is pretty ugly, IMHO), it doesn’t seem to be my kinda place. For one thing, the “mens” section has categories called “tops” and “bottoms” (not that there’s anything wrong with that), and most of their merchandise looks, well, crappy. To me. It’s no doubt very hip and appealing to the younger folks. As for me, I seem to be spending my money on tools these days (if you’re wondering what to get me for Christmas, the DeWalt 12″ dual bevel sliding compound miter saw would be a nice choice to complement my 10″ Makita miter saw and my DeWalt 12″ single bevel miter saw, though I’ll also be needing a stand for it, which would be a good second choice).

I had some pretty f*cked-up dreams last night, which I don’t have time to get into the details about, but it involved dead twins in a water tower (that I think I had something to do with) discovered by Steve Buscemi, who alerted the police. Pretty creepy, though I’ve always liked Steve Buscemi.

Oh well, time to make the donuts.