As you may read for yourself, Sheepster bought himself an ultranew grand spiffy neato keen gaming computer. It's on the top of his desk, which is starting to look a bit like Stonehenge, what with all the PCs (there are two), flat monitors (two), speakers (I lost count -- this would be math) and sheep.

He said that the reason the PC is on the top of his desk rather than underneath in the part of the desk built for it is so that he can more easily open it up and admire its insides. The truth is, the behemoth won't fit into the desk and he has no choice but to set it on top. Plus he wants me to have to look it in the eye each day and turn colors from other than with my self-tanning lotions. Men.

On the bright side, it will keep him entertained. Although I hope he isn't so entertained that he forgets to fix my pinball machine. While I'm gone next week, that's his mission in life. Herein fail not at your own peril!

Yesterday's news had a couple of interesting items regarding the government paying for restorations for the Old North Church. One thing that separates this from 'government supporting churches' is the element of history tied to this building. It's okay for the government to become involved when the structure is symbollic of something beyond its religious roots. Look at Europe where tourists get to see all those beautiful cathedrals built ages ago; while I haven't gone out to do a research study on their funding, I'm sure some of it is by their government, in recognition of what the building means rather than what it is. In my mind, God isn't tied to a building and messages of peace and hope aren't the possession of any one particular faith. The symbol of a building may be faith but Old North Church also symbolizes the birth era of our nation. I don't think fixing it up equates to pushing the church's spirituality on anyone. Losing the church could be more symbollic in a negative way than the government assisting in its restoration could ever be.