Rainy Day

It's a rainy day in my little part of the world--a perfect day for listening to Jack Johnson and catching up on some reading.

Have you read The United States of Arugula yet? I might pick it up again, being a rainy day and all. If you've got less time to procrastinate today than I do, check out Maureen Dowd's Aura of Arugulance instead. (The George Lucas commentary on Bush/Cheney vs. Darth Vader/the Emporer does lead somewhere, I promise.)

Brian Williams blog led me to this essay about a book titled The Narcissism Epidemic, which was released last week. When I think of how many kids I know who BELIEVE that they will one day appear on American Idol and win, I wonder how many of them know the story of Ethel Waters. In Episode Three of Ken Burns' Jazz she is quoted as having said "God made me headstrong, stubborn, and resilient." You don't meet many kids like that today.

And if all this is too heady for you, check out Glamor Magazine's advice on the 7 friends every woman needs.

Finally, a little potty humor. I'm not a fan of potty humor, but this article had me laughing hard enough to almost wet myself. Locations across the nation, and online.