My sister came out to where I was working on my car, with a jar in her hands. “Hey Josh” she said. “I can’t get this lid off.”
Having just changed the oil for my Honda Accord, I wasn’t too keen on trying to open a lid with greasy fingers. But, I grabbed the jar anyway and tried cranking hard on it. Nothing. I started walking toward the house to wash my hands and get a better grip, when an idea hit me.
“That oil filter wrench should do the trick,” I said, grabbing it off the driveway. Sure enough, 5 seconds later I had the lid off. I guess you learn something new every day. I’ll have to keep that in mind for the next time I can’t get at the pickles. 
If you thought it was an invasion of privacy for people to see your backyard with Google Maps Satellite View, think again. Here’s a still from Google Maps Street View of someone walking toward San Fransisco’s Golden Gate Bridge (barefoot I might add).
Hey just thought I’d mention the new sidebar widget that features the books I am currently reading or have recently read. Web 2.0 is so much fun. (Did I mention I hate coding? I like copy and paste though which is all I have to do to benefit from a lot of Web 2.0 technology)
I haven’t updated my blog in awhile! Oh, well. Life rushes on.
In my new job working for a local school district, I found this interesting poem:
The day a child realizes that all adults are imperfect,
he becomes an adolescent.
The day he forgives them, he becomes an adult.
The day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.”
~Alden Nowlan,
Canadian poet 1933-1983
