johnny cash memorial haiku

farewell man in black
he shot a man in reno
just to watch him die

addendum: i think it's very fitting that for the moment, his obit is the top story on cnn.com.

well, that's it

i'm done with everything i can do without access to the stuff i'm still waiting for. so i've actually done quite well -- i've made my deadline with time to spare on everything i can make it on. now to compose a polite note explaining what i need to finish the rest of it.

so at least i get to have a weekend, and i don't even have to feel guilty.

and now, the celebration

dinner tonight is mixed greens with sliced red pears, toasted walnuts, and crumbled gorgonzola, embellished with a shallot balsamic vinaigrette. lovely fresh crusty baguette. and a very pleasing chardonnay i picked up in the closeout bin at the Food Town, marked down from $9.99 to $5.99. by some magical fluke it is quite sweet and goes perfectly with the pears.

yum.