July 2003
August 28, 2003
Happy Birthday J.W.v.G.
Today is the birthday of one of the world's greatest writers, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe born on this day in 1749. Goethe once wrote, "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being."
August 24, 2003
"Let us cultivate our garden."
Went out to the garden yesterday after a long time of neglect on my part. We had laid down fabric to prevent weeds from thriving. The first half of the garden had older black fabric, the second half a new white material. Well the black stuff worked very well aside from the fact that it was old and had been broken down by excessive sunlight and tore very easily. The white held up very well but does NOTHING to keep weeds from rowing. They are flourishing beneath it and are thicker than Sean Connery's chest hair. We'll get the black stuff next year.I pulled up the corn since it had run its course. Tomatoes were a big disappointment this year. Lots of buds, lots of promise, lots of fizzle. Not too many tomatoes at all. Tomatillos are coming up well and bearing the promise that the tomatoes showed at their beginning. We shall see. No ocra, no eggplant, no soybeans, no watermelon yet. Peppers are still promising.
August 23, 2003
Lying Beside the Night Stand
I finally finished reading the latest Harry Potter book. What a treat it was all summer long and now that it is over I'm sure to miss. Well, probably only three years until Book Six.Next I'm back to reading some classics I've never read. I was about a third of the way through The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn when Mr. Potter came along to distract me. I'll finish it then move on to Pride and Prejudice, then Crime and Punishment. (Is pride the crime and prejudice the punishment?)
August 22, 2003
One Lane Bridge
On the drive home tonight there were THREE detours that caused my comute to be twice as long distance and three times as long in time as usual. Of course the rerouted busy highway traffic over a road with a one lane bridge.
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August 21, 2003
August 20, 2003
VIP Section
I kept running by the "K" row at the stadium and thinking there were some letters missing. Thanks to Photoshop, they're missing no longer.
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August 19, 2003
More First Photos
Here are some more photos from my new camera's first day. Click images for a larger photo.
Jim Vitt running the stairs at Kenan Stadium.
Detail of the first picture. 
Running.
Shoes waiting for practice.
100 Yards at Kenan Stadium.
Jim Vitt's Lunch at 6:27 pm. 
Top of my bookcase at work.Copyright 2003 Kirk Samuels. All rights reserved.
August 18, 2003
New Digital Camera
I just got my digital camera today that I have been saving for all summer. It is the Canon EOS 10D. This is one of first pictures I took, the back of Jim Vitt's truck.I can now add pictures to my site much more easily. Keep an eye out for them.