Taxicab Santa Claus

I took a little trip to Navarre Beach today for Conner's ninth birthday party. Great songs I heard were: "Valor" and "Whiskey War," both by Alabama Thunderpussy, "Dead Roses" by Joan Osborne, "Like You Better Dead" by In Flames, "One Headlight" by Wallflowers, "Air of December" by Edie Brickell, and "Liquored Up and Lacquered Down" by Southern Culture on the Skids. The ride was uneventful except for the music. I got there about 1230 and hung out with the kids for quite a while. I knew I would be early, but I didn't realize that Ed was working. The party didn't really get started until about 4:30. Robin made really good spaghetti and salad, and a cake (almost) from scratch. Conner got everything on his list, with the exception of soccer cleats, which I gave him cash to buy later. I also downloaded, tagged and synched about 400 assorted mp3's on Robin's home PC, because she had lost her collection. The ride home took forever, and I smoked about a thousand cigarettes, even though I'm trying to get to quitsville with them. Oh well. The Marlins lost their third straight game tonight, 2-1 to the Cards. God I hate the St. Louis Cardinals. I ran 17 miles this past week, and hope to build on it next week.