The Only Thing I Hate Worse than a Dilemma is a Conundrum

Let's see... I spent the week working on 4 different projects. Joe was out sick again and Clarence had to fill in for him. My roommate still owes me $640. My TV is still broken and the repairman hasn't figured out what's wrong with it yet.

I suppose "life" remains better than the alternative, but I can't figure out exactly why.

Et tu, Pompeii?

I went to the Pompeii exhibit ("A Day in Pompeii") at the SDNHM yesterday. It was small, but fascinating. I couldn’t help but let my eyes linger over the many small, intricate artifacts. Then the thought occured to me:

In 2000 years, museums will be displaying items dug up for "A Day in San Diego." Sadly, the junk that they put on display (iPods, computers, HDTVs) will all lead the scientists to conclude that our civilization was a backwater colony of China.