an unusually trenchant Andy Rooney quote which i felt compelled to share:

"Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by their government.

"Republicans believe people are basically bad but they'll be okay if they're left alone."

- i gotta stop judging the "success" of my journal entries by the presence or absence of comments. whats with me?

- in starbucks this morning i saw the cutest most gorgeous little baby --- sitting in her porta-seat with her blanket snugged up under her chin and this little woolly hat on. god, i got all wubbly, i could feel my heart melting, my chest caving in and my shoulders and spine collapsing in on top of it... i love babies so much [i dunno if i have the energy to ever actually raise another one, but seeing them and holding them is still like the best thing on earth --- or tied for best...]

- sometimes i think self-help guru dr. phil mcgraw looks just like hank kingsley from the larry sanders show. now there is a spooky concept, getting life advice from hank...

- speaking of hank [jeffrey tambor], i still think he wouldve made the perfect voice for the boss in the dilbert animated series. likewise jason alexander for wally. i originally had matt frewer pegged for dilbert, but daniel stern has grown on me to the point where hes just as good

- its beginning to seem to me that self-help books/programs/etc are like religions: you can find one that will tell you anything you wanna hear if you look long enough... [and if you think that means ive been reading a hella lotta them lately, then bingo]

- thirty years later and deep purple's machine head is even greater than i remembered [yes, even "smoke on the water"...]

- twenty years later and pat metheny's travels is even greater than i remembered

- ten years later and nirvana's nevermind is even greater than i remembered [yes, even "smells like teen spirit"...]

- okay i'll stop doing that...