dual personalities

Not that I really qualify. But it is SO easy to waste time wandering around online. I recently discovered an English charity called “Friends of Friendless Churches”, which you can join for a mere 35 pounds a year.

Forlorn American church

We obviously need to start an American chapter. But take heart, dedicated preservationists are at work in just about every state and most have web sites!

Not everything I do on the internet is so altruistic. Sometimes I just need entertainment. On youtube, the great time waster, I found this wonderful video of every Simpson’s reference to Missouri.

Clearly, some people have too much time on their hands.

Honorable mention also goes to another Simpson video that boy #2 showed me, a wonderful montage of all the movie references in the Simpsons seasons 1-5. You can find it here

And, finally, let’s not forget ebay, where one can spend an infinite amount of time looking at everything from guitars (for boy #3)

a Gibson es 335

to heat guns (I dream of stripping porch paint with ease — or inspiring someone else to do it).

I can also indulge my fondness for antiques and vintage furniture without even leaving the house. I’m not being that lazy. It’s just that in north country parlance antique store really means junk store.

Wouldn’t that look nice in my dining room?

Oh, look, it’s already nearly noon and I haven’t done anything except drink tea and fool around on the computer. I’m burning daylight!