--- layout: post title: Happy August date: 2004-08-01 tags: ["General"] --- August is a good month. Today began the run up to Jeremy Birthday 2004 (which will be immediately be followed by Elizabeth Birthday 2004). Thanks Sweety! I received my first present today; a copy of the 3rd volume of the [Harper's Index Book](http://www.confusticate.com/cgi-global/amazonbounce.pl?isbn=187995754X&assoc=gothmogstolkiena). [Harper's Index](http://www.harpers.org/MostRecentIndex.html) was always my favorite part of [Harper's Magazine](http://www.harpers.org/); lots of fun facts. (And to be honest, the only part I ever read of my dad's subscription.) And a sad fact from my new book relating to elections: > Chances that an American is willing to vote for a Mormon for President: 4 in 5 > Chances that an American is willing to vote for an atheist: 1 in 2 On another topic, I got half the lawn mowed before it started raining again. At the rate we are going, it will probably be another few weeks before there is a breach in the rain so I can mow again. ::sigh::