• watching a little die hard. Not harder or with a vengenance. just the original. #
• The new head shots are here. #
• @popejephei congrats on the ordination. #
• At a chicago bulls game. The game is so engrossing that I’m forced to wonder how much processed cheese they go through during a game. #
• @jernst nah – just want to have a good picture for the press when they come to arrest me. #

If you look to your right, you’ll notice that I have a new head shot. This is the first head shot I’ve had taken by a professional photographer. The lovely J surprised me with some maternity photos and they took a couple of these as well. The one you see is one out of about 20. I like it. What do you think?

You can find more about the Chicago wedding photographers and Chicago corporate head shots at their website (sorry for the double links; am hoping the big G finds them meaningful).

Came down from my shower and the FIL was watching the R&M Classic Car Auction on ESPN2.  (Monterey, last year, I think.)  Cars — old cars, painstakingly restored — were being sold for $100k, $160k, $800k.  Yeah: over $800k. For a car.

And the reason I’m writing this is not that I’m surprised that someone is willing to pay that much.  The reason I’m writing is that part of me would like to have kind of money where I could pay that much.

On the one hand, I’m not particularly proud of this desire.  That kind of money could also do a variety of other good things and it seems more than a little bit of a waste to blow it on an ornament.

On the other hand, no matter how we adjust the system to reduce income inequality, improve infrastructure, health care, etc., there will always be people who spend that kind of money on a decoration.

So here’s my question: what could I do to make that kind of money?  And, what’s the easiest way there that also lets me live within my moral, family, time, integrity (etc.) comfort zone?

That’s what I’m working on figuring out.  Suggestions welcome.