I just felt, lousy. Not so much a physical lousy but a mental lousy too. I should probably stop falling asleep listening to old radio programs. About a year ago I started doing it. I have a flash drive loaded with a few dozen thirty minute programs, mostly from the 1940's. I use the 10" Acer, the flash drive and ear buds. So, what's the problem?
Obvious, isn't it? I may be asleep but my brain is hearing all this terrible stuff. Richard Diamond is after a killer, Joe Friday is after a killer, Gregory Hood is after a killer, Dan Holiday is after a new pair of gloves. I should stop this or at least change to benign entertainment.
It's the eighth of August. Outside the house it's 75 degrees. Our area forecast for the next week is HOT. It should be in the low to mid 90's for the next seven days. July 2012 was the hottest July on record. I'm not complaining, just sayin' is all.
Actually, we are very fortunate. We have several shade trees on the property, energy efficient window coverings in most rooms, double pane windows throughout the house, and a cooling system that's about six years old. We also have ceiling fans in both the living and family room. All this heat, so what is the last thing I'm thinking about today?
CHRISTMAS.....yep, Christmas. Yesterday the mailman brought us our first holiday catalog. It's from abc distributing, "Providing around the world values since 1955." It's here on the work table next to the lap top. I have yet to open it and look at some of the items for sale. How about we do that together? I'll randomly flip open pages and we'll see what's what.
35 Degrees Below: Wool Insoles.....$5.95. Make any shoes or boots more comfortable. Insoles keep feet warm and wick moisture away. Use guides on back to cut to fit.
They look like furry pantie liners. You size them yourself. I'm thinking if you live somewhere that you need protection to 35 below, you need to move. Or, if that's not possible, stay in the house until May.
Huge Plush Gift Bags.....$5.85. These bags make it quick and easy to wrap large and oddly shaped items.
Quick and easy to wrap items? They're kidding, right? For $5.65 you get what looks like a laundry sack impersonating Santa. There's no wrapping involved, put your gift in the sack, pull the string to close it and volia', you're done. For this you pay $5.65. You could use a plain laundry sack for about a buck, or a brown paper bag for a dime.
Build a Fort Kits.....$17.95. Kids can build their very own fort. Each kit contains 2 sheets of poly/cotton 54" X 72" fabric, 8 feet of rope, 6 giant clips, 6 suction cups, 2 glow wands. Once it's built kids can use the glow wands to illuminate the area inside the fort for hours of imaginative fun.
What happened to imaginative fun finding things TO BUILD A FORT WITH. I used an old sheet or two, a chair or two, couch cushions, and a flashlight. I don't remember if my mother was upset about using the cushions, probably not, she saved almost eighteen bucks.
WhoppAir Boxing Gloves.....$7.95 per pair. Have a smashing good time working out your frustrations with these WhoopAir boxing gloves. The boxing glove has been recreated for safe indoor or outdoor fun. Made of durable PVC each glove measures 24" X 16" X 12" when inflated. Buy several pair for the entire family, age 3 and up.
What's funny about this is I used the exact type of the ad. Beat the crap out of each other, great for family fun. (That I wrote)
Fill 'Er Up Gas Station.....$33.95. Lets kid's pretend to pump gas into their favorite ride-on-car or trike. It's loaded with interactive features, such as push button play sounds and even a credit card slot.
With one hundred gallons of faux gas.....$416.00
Hurry, hurry, hurry, and place your orders soon, we only have 138 shopping days 'till Christmas.
McDonald's is blaming the economy for flat sales in July. It couldn't possibly be because people are finally starting to realize fast food is fat and calorie laden?
How many times have I said, "You can't make this stuff up?"
The nation's fastest texters are facing off in an annual texting contest.
Eleven contestants from all over the country are coming to Times Square for the Wednesday afternoon competition. The winner gets $50,000. Competitors range from 16 to 24 years old. Last year's champion is coming back to defend his title.
The competition tests three skills: speed, accuracy and dexterity. There are three rounds: texting while blind-folded, texting with hands behind their backs and "text blitz," where phrases are shown to the contestants for a length of time and they have to copy it as fast as they can before the next one.
This "contest" is sponsored by the people that make our television. They also manufacture, washers, dryers, refrigerators, and just about anything that you hold and run with a battery or plug in a wall.
Hands behind the back? So what do they text with, their noses?
This reminds me of a contest for adolescent boys that measured speed, distance, and accuracy. But, it couldn't be held in Times Square.
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