i picked up a copy of with the beatles from bookmans yesterday for $8.00 used. actually, meet the beatles was the first beatles album that my older sister and i purchased way back in the 60’s. i couldn’t have been more than 7 or 8 years old. for my next birthday, i got the beatles 2nd album as a gift.

interestingly enough, “with the beatles” is kind of a mixture of the two, but really brings me back across space and time. every note of these songs is permanently etched in my mind. indeed, one of my first memories is sitting on my daddy’s lap watching the beatles’ first american tv performance on the ed sullivan show.

for what it’s worth, i believe the beatles were the best musical group ever. best rock band. best pop band. best songwriters. best singers (well, paul mccartney, anyway). though back in the day, john was my favorite, probably because he was a bit more gritty than paul.

oddly enough, the official beatles web site only lists “with the beatles” on their albums page.

i have a pretty good collection of beatles cd’s, and this one makes a great addition.

we tried this “yours and mine” stuff last week on a whim. while it lubricates ok, i seem to have had a bad reaction to something in the formula. i became pretty sore by the next day, and today, a week later, i’ve made a doctor’s appointment. i’ll spare you the details, other than to say that i haven’t had to make a doctor’s appointment other than for an annual physical in years.

so for those who have sensitive skin like me, i’d avoid this stuff at all costs. what’s weird is i use the regular ky stuff for dilating all the time with no issues.

what was even more disappointing is that the nurse practitioner who was wonderful, no longer works at my doctor’s office.

i came across this pink pistol on the sti website. it’s available in 9mm for a mere $1369.74 msrp. i must have it.

ya gotta love xkcd.

so much for on demand :/

we have joined the 21st century. we now have digital tv. so, you know, over 100 more channels of stuff we’ll never watch. on the up side, we now have on-demand, and logo.

i watched the pilot of caprica today. i didn’t think i would like it based on the previews i’ve seen, but i thought i’d give it a try. i was pleasantly surprised. it showed a believable beginning to the creation of the cylons, how they download and transfer consciousness, and even bill adama as a boy. some other nice surprises as well. if the series is as good as the pilot, i can imagine following this series.

we picked up a bottle of this st germain, made from the blossoms of elderflowers. it’s light and floral sweet taste, somewhere around pears or peaches, is quite unique, not too sweet and not too strong. makes a great mix with 7-up, or by itself, or in a gin and tonic. surprisingly good.

it’s the eighth night, the menorah is lit, against a back drop of a nativity scene and christmas tree. yeah, we’re a family that doesn’t discriminate.