Give me some good beer, conversation, friends, and music and there is little that will bother me. I try to treat others as I wish to be treated and when I don't, I like to think I learn from my mistakes. I believe most people are trustworthy until proven otherwise. I'm a conversational snob. I have little tolerance for stupidity or rudeness. Common courtesy is one of the best traits one can have. I believe there is conversation that is inappropriate for the dinner table. I love running into people I used to know, but am always happier if I look cute when it happens. I think there would be much less ruckus in the world if brunch were a daily offering.

Thursday, June 30, 2005

Items in the Express

The Express is the free, small version of the Washington Post that is handed out to Metro riders each weekday morning. It is great because it is small, manageable and has brief snippets of the bigger stories in each day's Post. There were two that caught my eye this morning on my ride in.

1. "10,477 - the number of divorces among active-duty Army officers and enlisted personnel in 2004. That's nearly double the 5,658 divorces in 2001. A chaplain said the hike shows the effects of stress from war on families." I would be interested in a study on when those couples were married and under what circumstances. Is it possible a significant amount of these marriages were quick so that soldiers were leaving behind wives instead of girlfriends? Just a thought.

2. "Souter's N.H. House Sought". I may be petty, but I love that one of the Justices who voted for governments' ability to seize private property for economic development may now lose his house. Click on link above for the press release.
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