Not a lot that can be convered today. Well at least not in the 'now' portion of today. After work I expect I'll write a bit more. Key points to note, Steve Irwin died yesterday. A stingray got fiesty with him and shoved a barb through his chest. The famed 'crocodile hunter' was killed struck approximately 11am Tuesday morning Australian time. Which means it was 8pm monday for me. Exactly as I was getting off the clock at Best Buy. He was in process of shooting a documentary when the incident occured, his crew immediately called for emergency medical evacuation, but Irwin was dead before they arrived. He will be greatly missed. The fate of the stingray has not been determined. But I can not imagine it turning out well for the beast.

In other, less dramatic news, I awoke this morning to find my left eye burning and red. I have been putting some eyedrops in it throughout the day and it seems to be cooling a bit. I'm in Hardees right now, when I pulled in here to write some guy on a bicycle comes up to me and asks if I can give him 75 cents or a dollar or something to buy a drink, says he's been riding since Desquene and the heat is killer. Which it is. I had no cash so I bought him a large drink at Hardees. I'm generally opposed to giving out cash, I'd rather know what is being purchased. But I am never opposed to charity. He thanked me and we had a talk about Steve Irwin and then he went on his way. Now I have to go to work... I'll be back around 9:45pm CST and 1:45pm Australian time. I imagine that hanging out here, instead of on my curb, I will encounter far fewer dunken teenagers driving too and fro, stumbling across the streets, and engaging in loud and shameless sex within earshot.

Cheers mates.