'nervous fingers,' my daddy always said. 'fidgety mcfidget' is a term i've taken to using.

i received this wonderful mug in my christmas stocking this past year, a gigantic travel mug for which the only drawback was the fact that, when in the cup holder in the yellow car, i would not have proper radio dial access.

a coffee mug at work, a tea mug at night at home, it's offered me hours of hot-drink pleasure in just four months. but, alas, fidgety mcfidget struck on monday night. i had removed the lid of the empty mug, and i had started playing with the adhesive thing that keeps the lid on. (as homer once said, 'the thing...next to the other thing.') and i knocked the rubber band-like ring off the lid, sending it careening behind my desk. the room is not well-lighted and, four days later, i still haven't discovered its location.

to make a short story even longer, tonight i enjoyed a cup of joe while watching the cubs. sadly, the lid slipped off a few times, and now one of my three wnur sports 1998 t-shirts has coffee stains around the collar. life sucks sometimes.

in other news, elephant is a powerhouse, an outstanding album from the undeniable 'best thing going in music today.' it gets the quiet volume treatment at work. however, my mumbling "i love jack white like a little brother" as i walk from copy machine to printer is considerably louder. it took 15 months, but co-workers are convinced i'm insane.