normal day at the office. the last fifteen minutes of one of our meetings today was my boss telling everyone how he'll be gone because he's taking his family to DC for training he's attending. he said they got white house passes from our senator and that when he meets "mr. obama" he'll get to shake his hand "...........or not." this was followed by all our co-workers slamming obama in different ways, and ended with someone saying: "well, did you hear?? they're going to haul a big chunk of coal to mt. rushmore and add him a new portrait."

also said by my boss today (of a co-worker's new grandchild): "jacob is a good name. bible names NEVER go out of style." (he has a biblical name.) (so do his six brothers.) (they all own proximate land and live together in the mountains. for realsies.)