All Good Things…

I was this close to skipping out of work today to see Return of the King, but my better angels prevailed. I’ll most likely wait until next week and see it when my family is in town, as that has been the tradition for the last two films. Just…seven…more…days. I can do this. I have tremendous willpower when it comes to delaying gratification.
I firmly believe in evolution. Why? Because if human beings had any sort of sacred spark within them, it wouldn’t be necessary to run an ad campaign reminding people that it’s NOT OKAY to fling your urine and feces out the car window while cruising down the interstate. It’s been, what, nearly a century since indoor plumbing became a staple of modern civilization?
The closing of a year brings with it the predictable “Best of 2003” lists. I usually like to check out the book lists and I have to confess that I haven’t read many of them this year. I’m usually a year or two behind. But I am currently reading The Fortress of Solitude and it could very well be the best thing I’ve read this year. Anyone have their own favorites in books or music. And do not say “The Da Vinci Code” or I’ll ban your ass.