Presidential Speech tonight...

I look forward (and hopefully will remember to watch!) the speech tonight.

one to look back on; that set the standard... George Washington.

There's a Hole in the Bucket

There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,

There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, then fix it.

With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza?

With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, with what?

With some straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

With some straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, some straw.

The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,

The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long,

Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it.

With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza?

With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what?

With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, an axe.

The axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,

The axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.

Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it.

With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?

With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, with what?

With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone.

The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,

The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.

Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, then wet it.

With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza?

With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what?

With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, with water.

From where shall I get it, dear Liza, dear Liza?

From where shall I get it, dear Liza, from where?

From the well, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

From the well, dear Henry, dear Henry, the well.

In what shall I get it, dear Liza, dear Liza?

In what shall I get it, dear Liza, in what?

In a bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,

In a bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucket.

There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,

There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

Pithy by Robin Williams

There are times when I can just appreciate what the bright lights have done...

and share it with you.  (Robin Williams on Obama as President, November).

Friday night, lonely night, cold as hell...

It's amazing how much pain is wrapped around other people's approval. The self image we carry is validated by the folk we know and use for a measure of our self-worth.

No matter how we rationalize it, we still are at the mercy of those we deem our "superiors" and our "peers". Being alone for Valentine's day, itself isn't a big deal; but being alone and knowing that your friends would think less of you... that's the rub.

I haven't dated officially since my last GF and I broke up, at her insistance. And I cannot say that her choice was bad; for her it was apparently the right choice. I think (don't know) that she will end up marrying the other guy. Not my decision, and I don't get to give input.

But, when I look at where I myself am at this juncture; it is depressing. I am not (no longer) weepy about such things, but I am very aware of the lack of appreciation, the recognition that someone else does not think as highly of myself as I would like.

And that sucks.

We get better with time, but I don't have that much to spare. I just have to face that once again, I have been weighed in the balance... and found...

מנא ,מנא, תקל, ופרסין Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin (transilt from memory, probably screwed up).

wanting...

It's so fun to be introspective.

Another days energy spent

I figured out a good low effort pork roast recipe today. Jalepanos (sorry no tilde) and pork shoulder in a crock pot. My friends say it's good, and the cats are going nuts.

I haven't heard any good news today on the politics or job fronts. That doesn't mean that it's hopeless; but it IS discouraging. meanwhile, I'm just doing the usual things...

it's one of those days.