The hippies had another lovely baby girl... Haley Jordan Bohl was born on Saturday Night. Dave's totally outnumbered by the X-chromosome now.. two daughters and Cathi will be filling the household with estrogenny goodness for the next little while. Mayah was good enough to go to bed and stay asleep while the birthing was taking place, and it seems that everything went off without a hitch. (Haley was born about two weeks early.)

Ah, I see... Neighbor in #2 (Sammy) didn't move out... supposedly he was taken to jail for multiple instances of driving without a license. That doesn't explain why his car is parked out here...I thought that they'd tow it, if they caught him on the road. I suspect that the "DWOL" is a fib, but the jailing is legit. It'll be interesting to see if he'll be back in 30 days. Oh, and the landlord is just getting around to repairing ex-tenant/leech Frankie's window from the other night. (The other night being the 16th of November)

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Looks like The X-Files wasn't so far off the mark from reality...

"The Zero Files are documented evidence kept deep in the archives of FBI field offices nationwide that records delusional fantasies, conspiracy theories, paranormal claims and other potential threats to society that were written down and sent to the federal investigative unit."

"Almost anything can be a Zero File -- the phrase simply refers to items received by the FBI that are "non-actionable," and can include anything from cases handed off to local police to "attaboys" from other agencies."

A couple of excerpts:

"Recently, before these terrorist acts, I made a usual request that you investigate the Necronomicon. I do not know if you took me seriously, as I realize you are still enslaved by the physical realm and refuse to open your mind to this spiritual war that is clearly discussed in Revelations, but in case you did, I wanted to add a little information."

"Some files, however, are eerie in their seeming prescience or certainty... the anonymous caller offering impossible theories of a conspiracy involving the CIA who leaves a return phone number that connects to an internal CIA office number."

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The Dead Bug Funeral Kit comes with an Illustrated Buggy Book of Eulogies with Ribbon Bookmark, Casket, Grave Marker, White Clay Flower, Burial Scroll, and Pouch of Grass Seed.Holy cow.. looking through some old pictures from the end of '99, top of 2000.... I *have* lost a lot of weight. I think I look better with the goatee rather than the full beard, too. Also found a pile of old sketches, very clearly influenced by Alex Toth. (though of course, his stuff is nostalgic and amazing, and mine is simply nostalgic..)

Also inside were some old palm sketches... Doc Firestone's Gusano, and a really awful, yet accurate self-portrait. (drawn in early 2000, I think ... before I knew I could export in black and white, rather than "pseudo-palm colors.. though maybe later, because I knew that I could go a little taller than the screen resolution on my face. )

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Conflict at Walt Disney bursts wide open

Roy Disney resigned as vice-chairman of the Walt Disney entertainment group on Sunday and called for Michael Eisner, chairman and chief executive, to follow suit, bringing to a head a conflict that has been brewing for a decade.

"It is my sincere belief that it is you who should be leaving and not me," he said in a bitter letter that criticized Mr Eisner's performance and style on seven counts...

Roy Disney's Full Resignation Letter to Micheal Eisner - Nicely said!