tool envy... compound mitre saw   turkey day... the wierd part is not that I accidentally offered a workshop for Thanksgiving Day, but that someone actually signed up for it.   my left ear hears... the leafblowers outside are gradually melting my brain.   meet the parents... today I have to convince lots of parents to lend me their 15-year-olds... and that the kids will be perfectly safe skiing with me during races and practices. perhaps I should leave out a few minor details about last year's practices.   in my cup... newfound obsession with green tea.   from my stereo... the best part about our new digital cable connection is the uninterrupted music channels... like 50 channels of music with no commercials, no DJs... whatever kind of music you like... we like to call one of the Jazz stations "The Bannana Republic" station.   act fast... or this could be the last issue of Presentations Magazine I receive... yeah... I should be so lucky.