I don't... sleep... well.

For those of you not born of the 70s or those who didn't catch it on a rerun like myself, Adam West who you may remember from the hit TV cartoon Family Guy, played a familiar "Caped Crusader," that’s what they called Batman before they shackled the cowled one (hmm... the cowled one..?) as the "Dark Knight," in a chintzy spoof of the popular comic book series. Playing the famous part Michelle Pfeiffer reprised in "Batman Returns" of the Catwoman was the sultry Eartha Kitt. I've made the decision, after being whined at — all morning — by our most senior (said out of respect) and feminine cat Padmae that she sounds like the late Eartha Kitt when vocalizing.


The wierd things you think about when animals are crawling over you at seven in the morning.

Edited: thanks for the feedback on this one. It has been updated!

The King and I

As much as I may be an opponent of everything pop, especially of our current batch of rejects starting well before the likes of Britney and Justin; I must admit that I am affected by the passing of Michael Jackson. This is one of those moments in history akin to Elvis, John Lennon or even Kurt Cobain leaving the earth. That however is not why I am affected. I was a young lad of four when Thriller was released (I'd link to it but I think just about everyone knows about Thriller) and to say I have never heard it, never sang along to it, never kicked my foot and grabbed my crotch, never worn one sparkly glove, never shouted HOOO, would be a lie. In all honesty, saying that Jackson was one of many inspirations for me to discover myself in music is a truth that I have come to wear as a badge of pride. It can indeed be said, there will never be another like him.

Tomato, Tomahto?

Around three and a half years ago I moved to San Antonio Texas, and currently live in a county called Bexar. A quick piece of history for those concerned; San Antonio was once called San Antonio de Bexar. When I first moved to San Antonio I found, to my surprise that Bexar is pronounced 'Bear', like the animal. This got me thinking: 'Bexar' and 'Mexico' are both spelled with an 'X', but 'Mexico' in the Spanish vernacular is pronounced with the 'X' silent substituting it for an 'H' sound; therefore in 'Bexar' the 'X' is also silent and pronounced with the 'H' sound. Now in the American English vernacular the 'X' in 'Mexico' is not silent. So, should the 'X' in 'Bexar' be pronounced in the American English vernacular?