This one's nominated for the least original post title ever.
Well, friends, I have been gone for some time now. I understand your frustration; I imagine you've spent hours hovering over your computers, clicking "refresh," asking "why, oh why, won't he post?" One: I had nothing very interesting to say. Two: I have been visiting my family in Pennsylvania.
Capria and I had a great holiday. It was nice to see my family and get out of Seattle for a while, although we're both glad to be back. We watched a lot of TV, sat by the fire, read (I read Lolita for the first time over the break, and I may post on it in the not-so-distant future), and played poker with my brothers and sisters. That was fun; I haven't had my gambling fix for a while. It reminded me how much I missed it.
On Tuesday we caught the tail end of US Airways holiday weekend debacle. Long story short, we ended up hanging out at the Pittsburgh airport for nearly 12 hours. A good time, let me tell you.
But nothing compared to what happened in South Asia. Such an event makes my hands shake. We humans think so highly of ourselves sometimes, and then the earth has a twitch and we're wiped out. At the same time, we humans reflect God, and so we have something to think highly of ourselves for, which is why something like this tsunami should sadden us. A paradox. Our existence is a paradox, I think.
Well, I'm going to go now. Capria and I are going to see The Life Aquatic tonight. I'll keep you posted.
Posted by pjaussen at January 1, 2005 04:19 PM