Random Thoughts for November 1, 2009

• When I worked for the bus company, there was an on-going problem with drivers stopping in the middle of their routes for bathroom breaks. There were only so many times a driver could park the bus to take care of a "matter of urgent, personal necessity." That's about as good a euphemism as you'll ever see.
  
  
• My two male cats have decided they don't want to wear their collars any more. Domino chewed and clawed at his so much we just took it off him, and then Weasley emerged from wherever he sleeps all day sans-cravat. I guess that's a guy thing: going "commando" feline-style.
  
  
• Sign of the times: I saw a Dodge Viper on the side of the road with a cardboard "For Sale" sign.
  
  
• There's a charitable organization where you pay a flat rate for a box of groceries that they decided you were going to eat. My wife and I tried it, thinking we could save money that way. Sixty bucks a box, and we wound up throwing out or donating half the food. They advertise their meat as "restaurant-quality". It's true--except that restaurant is Denny's. After two times we went back to Walmart.
  
  
• I'm getting a cold, which is following hard on the heels of the mononucleosis I'm barely over. You'd think I would be used to it by now, but I really hate being sick.
  
  
• James Cameron has a new movie out called Avatar. I just heard about it watching the Vikings/Packers game, and I think it looks pretty cool. Check out the trailer: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3653561/avatar_movie_trailer_hd/
  
  
• Hey, if you're in the Rhode Island area November 14th, stop by the Harvest Craft Show at Tiogue School in Coventry between ten and three. I'll be helping my wife sell her jewelry (and I may have some craft items of my own there, too). I'll tell you what--mention this blog and receive your entire order at the regular price. How can you beat that?
  
  
• You know those ads with the "roaming gnome"? Apparently there was a fad back in the late nineties where people were kidnapping yard gnomes, taking them on vacation, and then sending photos of the gnome at various landmarks back to the owner, kind of like ransom notes. I think America's over that fad. I know the ads are getting old.
  
  
• There's no escaping it--Christmas season is staring us right in the face. I got most of my shopping done this weekend, when I schlepped the wifeage over to Target and bought a bunch of toys for the kids on our shopping list. Yep.
  
  
• Okay, some of my bullet points are funnier than others. Now if you will excuse me, I have to take some more DayQuil.