We were born approximately eight years, eleven months, and one week apart. Now you know when to send me a card.

Looks like the Pope's finally going to die. Or not.

Have you seen what VeriSign has done? I found out last week. Enter a nonexistent domain name and see what happens. Seems almost sinister. I felt offended. They're also making money from people's mistakes through this.

This isn't going to be funny to anyone but members of my family, but I'll write it so I won't forget it (the main purpose of this whole thing). My dad has to make a lot of phone calls for his job. About fifteen years ago, he was on the telephone with a lady in Charlotte who he spoke with regularly. They were nearing the end of the conversation and saying goodbye, and my dad says, "Night-night." He then immediately hangs up the phone wondering how in the world that came out and what she must be thinking. When he told me this story the other day I couldn't stop laughing. I suppose "night-night" surfaced from his addled brain because when I was a little boy he would say it at bed time. I hadn't laughed like that in a long time. I can only imagine what that woman must have thought.