Imagine...

...what music might be like today had Mark David Chapman not waited outside John Lennon's home exactly 25 years ago today. Most people my age may not remember that fateful day, but we certainly remember being influenced by the Beatles' sound. Between them, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin I certainly found my love of "Daddy's music." I can still listen to them today and smile. So, think about it, think about why that @ss is still in prison, denied parole, hopefully forever. It's a sad day when we lose anybody. It's sadder still when we lose a musical icon well before their time.

I took this early on in my stay here with Derek and Kelly. Seems fitting:

Does that have you feeling a bit down? Perhaps under the weather? Well the magazine, Entertainment Weekly, recommends these movies to pass the time and make you feel better.

Still not feeling quite up to snuff? How about a joke?

An Irishman goes to the Doctor with bottom problems. "Dactor, it's me harse. I'd loik ya ta teyhk a look, if ya woot". So the doctor gets him to drop his pants and takes a look.

"Incredible" he says, "there is a £20 note lodged up here." Tentatively he eases the twenty out of the man's bottom, and then a £10 note appears.

"This is amazing!" exclaims the Doctor. "What do you want me to do?

"Well fur gadness sake teyhk it out, man!" shrieks the patient. The doctor pulls out the tenner and another twenty appears, and another and another and another, etc. Finally the last note comes out and no more appear.

"Ah Dactor, tank ya koindly, dat's moch batter, how moch is dare den?"

The Doctor counts the pile of cash. " £1,990 exactly."

"Ah, dat'd be roit", says the Irishman "I knew I wasn't feeling two grand."

Okay, okay, fine. If you're not going to cheer up you might as well start drinking. Besides, here's 10 reasons to drink during the holidays.

Well, I don't have much to add today. Working 12-hour days doesn't leave alot of time for other activities (besides reading). I'm going for another lunch run today. Let's hope I don't get dropped. This Sunday I'm doing a 10-mile Cross Country race in Ludlow with a few guys from work. It's apparently a pretty hilly course, which I hate, but it gets me out of the house. Wish me luck!