City Name Stealer State

Georgia is a city name stealer state. I'm sure they made up some of their own, but check out these stolen city names:

Albany

Arlington

Athens

Boston

Brunswick

Cairo

Crawfordville

Dakota

Dallas

Dublin

Eldorado

Fargo

Franklin

Gainesville

Geneva

Jackson

Lake City

Lakeland

Lexington

Louisville

Madison

Manchester

Midway

Nashville

Oxford

Rome

Roswell

Sparta

Trenton

Vienna

There may be more, but I say a state with this many stolen city names is a city name stealer state.

p.s. I realize that Georgia was one of the original 13 colonies and as such, may have been the first to name a city such as Springfield

Timing the Palace Saloon 5k

I got an email from Jacob the timer asking me if I wanted to help him time the Palace Saloon 5k this past weekend. It's a point to point race, so there's a little bit more set up and break down involved than starting and finishing in the same area. Of course I was excited to see a part of racing that has eluded me until now. I got to help set up the finish line area and cone things off. I saw him set up the wireless transmission for the chip timing. I used some really expensive equipment at the starting line and I learned a lot about RFID timing. Part of my job involved standing over a camera with an umbrella so it didn't get rained on. I'm fine doing such menial tasks all the way up to my important job of not messing up the starting data when I had to transport the timing mats and the computer thingy.

I liked it a good deal and I must have done an alright job because I got invited to work a marathon with the same people!

Eco Tip #2

Borrow a book from a friend (or go to the library) instead of buying a copy for yourself.

Cut the Side of My Lips

I cut the left side of my lips about a week and a half ago. That's probably the worst spot to cut your lips because it splits open every time you open your mouth to take a big bite of something or to yell. I'm still not healed. I felt it crack open when I was having dinner tonight. Be careful with the side of your lips.

Pick #237

Na Palm - "Go Go Girl" from Dirty Girls Like Dirty Beats

You can download this album here for free.

National Right to Work

This senator is trying to eliminate forced unions. I'm glad to live in a right to work state and I think that everyone should have the choice of whether or not they want to join a union. See what you think.

Safety Maps

There's a website where you can make a map about where to meet up when certain types of disasters strike. Sounds like a good idea, but I can't think of an example for myself to use.