Somnolalia

I wonder if there is a word that means to talk in your sleep. Perhaps I can make one up: somnolalia. I think that would work.

I did some talking in my sleep last night. Right after she heard it, Virgie wrote it down. She shared it with me over breakfast, which we eat every morning at 5 friggin' AM. Here's what my subconscious wanted to say:

What did you say?
You're going to be the X's
I'm going to be all the other ones,
'Cause they got the power.
Look at that!
Wow!

The cow

I took a job with an infomercial company as a statistician three weeks ago. It seemed perfect, but it has become apparent that the company comes by its money dishonestly. For instance, they sells a book which touts natural remedies to virtually any chronic disease, including cancer. The book contains very little medical information. It just plugs an online newsletter which costs $10/month, or something like $500 for a lifetime subscription. The mastermind of the operation is Kevin Trudeau, the only person who has been permanently banned from selling products on television. Because of the first amendment, however, the FDA couldn't stop him from selling books, so that's what he sells. Those books, and various other products with dubious claims attached, are what generate revenue for the company. The longer I stayed there, the more uncomfortable I became. I put my two weeks notice in after one week.

Anyway, I took on a project which required that I review 200 pages of health code. Having no idea what a "primal cut" was, I googled it and found a picture of a cow. I should say, the image of Cowness: noble, sturdy, not particularly intelligent. Here is the cow-

http://www.pgabeef.com/angus_beef_chart.htm.

You're welcome.

Brandon

Intro Blog

Hello,

My name is Brandon Pickering. I have cancelled my MySpace account because of the incessant, lascivious advertising. Also, my wife has been encouraging me to switch to Blogger because it looks nicer. She is right.

The title of my blog refers to my friend Joshua. You can find his blog at the following link:

http://kd7djs.blogspot.com/.

One of the things that makes Joshua's blog awesome is that all his links are merely the word "here" in context. This blog is not as awesome as Joshua's blog.

My wife Virgie and I went to the library in Manchester-by-the-Sea one afternoon. They had a box of free books. From it we obtained an old copy of The New York Times Cookbook, which contains an article about cheese. In that article the author mentions somebody who invented a word meaning "cheese lover." I may change the title of my blog after re-reading the article when I get home. I wonder if I can do that.