This is weird. I don't know about you but I suffer a preponderance of revelations. I realize what an odd thing that is to say. Ah well. Check me out, though. It seems like every day I gain some new and interesting insight. It all boils down to what I decide to do with this insight, though... and therein lies the key.

Perhaps revelation was too strong a word. It seems to me that a revelation ought to be something that changes your outlook forever. An event of, if you'll pardon me, biblical proportions. I have, I think, experienced one or two actual revelations. They have a strange way of manifesting. It's like I get my brain thouroughly wrapped around a problem and I think about it for days and days... and a pressure builds up. Finally, usually just after I'm fed up with the whole thing, the knot unties and Boom! It's shocking *uses joan cusack voice mentally*.

I think I'm in the buildup phase right now. This one's been a long time gestating. When the time comes it should be good. These events are usually followed by dramatic changes in my personality. On the other hand I might just be stressed out.

Any one of you care to speculate on the real underlying cause of the SoCal energy problems of late. I hear a lot of conflicting things. Clark contends that it's all bullshit and the PG&E and co. are just gouging the state as the product of this horribly failed deregulation attempt. Only California could screw up deregulation.

One thing I know for sure is the whoever is really to blame is going to be in a world of hurt when dotcom land figures it out. It looks like Californians are suddenly out $40 billion. Rough year, I'd say.

All this is just hearsay, though. I have little real understanding of the situation, and therefore should probably shut up. If nothing else it's made for some very amusing traffic across the veridian mailing list

I just want to say a public thank you to all of my friends for being themselves and wonderful. I don't know what I would do without all of you. I love you.