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This week’s edition of Ed & Brian’s Friday Five…

16. If you could own a home anywhere in the world, where would it be? Home? If I’m dreaming, I want my own island in the Gulf of Mexico somewhere.

17. Your favorite soup of the day? My absolute favorite is the Cream of Mushroom soup at La Madeline. But there is no La Madeline in Birmingham, and whenever I’m in a town that has one, I always seem to be there on a day when their Cream of Mushroom is not being served.

18. What site is a must see for all visitors to your city? You do know I live in Birmingham, right??? I recommend the McWane Center if you have children. We love it.

19. Can you recommend a good restaurant in your city? I recommended The Copper Grill to a consultant the other day, and was told that was the best seafood restuarant he’d eaten at. Of course, his bill was over $100 for just himself…

20. You go to the zoo; what is the one animal that you want to see? I’ve always loved the big cats… Lions, Tigers, etc.

Video Game Diet - The newest weight loss fad actually involves *gasp* Exercise!

Today’s Topic… The Offices of Christ. Jesus in 3 roles: Prophet, Priest & King.
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Last night, I had planned on logging on and updating clanMcGraw.com with a lot of old photos… Mother’s Day, Graduation, etc… However, a 15-hour work day yesterday pretty much sapped my desire to turn on the PC when I got home.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like work’s going to let up anytime soon. There’s a lot of stuff going on, and I’m in the thick of it. But I’ll see what I can do. Until then, thanks for checking in.

GreaseCar - Tired of high Gas prices? Try running your car on Vegetable Oil!

The 2004 BamaWeather Storm Chase - A couple of guys from the TalkWeather.com message boards are going storm-chasing in a few days. Good Luck, Guys, and be safe!!!

Andy Kaufman Returns - We Report, You Decide. But I’m pretty sure I saw him at Starbucks yesterday.

Since I’m taking a day off tomorrow (Woo-Hoo!), I’m posting the un-official Ed & Brian’s Friday Five a day early.

11. Your favorite fictional animal? I can’t even think of a fictional animal, off the top of my head. Maybe BigFoot?

12. Have you ever flown first-class? Yes. Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery nice.

13. Would you go on a reality show? It depends on the show, but yes. I’d love to be on the Great American Race with Amanda. We actually toyed (briefly) with the idea of going to the casting call that was held in Birmingham last year.

14. Are you more optimistic or pessimistic about the future? Short-term? Pessimistic. Long-Term? Optimistic

15. Pancakes or waffles? Waffles, with either syrup or strawberries & whipped cream.

I slept right through the beginning of class today. We were going to be talking about the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ.

However, after having 10 hours of sleep in 3 days, it would have taken a miracle to get me out of bed at 4:30 this morning.

Observations from my marathon-trip:

- Why do they tell you to be at the Airport 2 hours before your flight? I did that this morning, and spent 30 minutes in line waiting for enough TSA people to show up so the security checkpoint could even open.

- I think I am slowly developing an immunity to caffeine. For example, I had a Venti Latte (with an Espresso Double Shot) this morning, and fell asleep 30 minutes later.

- Gas is actually cheaper up North than here *cough*price gouging*cough* in Alabama.

- I appreciate it, sir, that you put on deodorant before boarding the airplane. I would have appreciated it even more, though, if you’d done it at home and not while sitting next to me in the airport lobby.

- Air Marshals: Everyone knows that they are not on every flight, due to the sheer number of people that would take. Supposedly, the concept is that because any evil-doers can’t tell which flights they’re on, they have no guarantee that there isn’t on on any particular flight that they would want to harm. While that’s a good concept, the TSA might want to make sure that they don’t board the airplane at the same time the pilots do, like I saw happen this morning.

And finally… I knew I was back home today when I was driving down I-459 today and saw this on the Interstate Traffic Signs:

Accident on I-459
Exit 32 Closed
Watch For Cows