What is with commercials these days? Huh?

Do these things really work? Who is interested in hearing some guy ask about enlargement? Or who wants to hear a woman speaking frankly about one discomfort or another? Does anyone really sit through and watch an entire infomercial? Is it just me or have side effects from prescription drugs gotten dramatically worse over the past few years? Have the lawyers really gotten together to sue companies over drugs that make people stick out their tongue?

Have I been inquisitive enough?

What kind of classifications divide the world?

Men and women.
There are those that have and those that have not.
Those on the internet and those that are not.
Land owners and renters.
Those that might be inclined to look up some trivial bit of information in an almanac and those that might be inclined to look up some trivial bit of information on wikipedia.
Typers and writers.
Cops and criminals.
Those who write poetry and those who don’t read poetry.
Star Wars people and Star Trek people and most people who are neither.
Drivers and passengers.
Macs and PC’s.

The last great winter storm of the decade blew through our little part of the world last night. Living in a little part of the world with no trees helps diminish the chance that the storm will actually cause damage. Living at a low elevation also helps keep the snow away. The storm did dump a lot of rain and blew something fierce.

There’s nothing like riding a scooter home from work in the rain.

Hope everyone is enjoying some food and family and friends this evening. Maybe sitting down for a board game or headed out for a movie. What a wonderful holiday when all you have to buy is food. No gifts. No decorations. Nowhere to go. Everyone just sits and eats. And maybe watches some football. Some traditions are forever. This year, like most, the Lions lose and the Cowboys win. The world is as it should be.

I heard my brother and a friend discussing how long something should last past the expiration date the other day. Personally, I’m a firm believer in the EXPIRATION date, as being the date that it is no longer fit for consumption, at least by me. They agreed that it was probably still good. I glanced over and saw my friend drinking out of a plastic gallon-size jug. But the liquid in it was orange. I think, “I don’t care how cold your fridge is, if it’s orange, the milk has gone bad!”

It’s okay. It was orange juice.

Still didn’t stop my friend from shooting it out of his nose, laughing.

I found a list of the best weight loss pills. And I’m thinking this is an oxymoron. If something is ‘the best’ how can their be a list? Did they all tie for number 1? People are doing this constantly for things – movies, restaurants – you get the idea and I’m sure you could list a dozen more.I suppose if you want variety you start at the top and move down, but if we’re talking weight loss, if the one at the top doesn’t work, then the ones that don’t work as well won’t work either.

At least that’s my thinking.

CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!!

I date myself when I use that line and I don’t even know if that product is still around. We’re trying to gather our things to leave for the weekend and we need to leave by a certain time so the boys can make it to their football game on time before we leave town. One child is still not dressed. Two others have no shoes or socks. Yet another has just told me he hasn’t finished the breakfast I gave him an hour ago. We’re supposed to leave in 10 minutes.

And here I am blogging. A productful use of time. Really it is.

Did I mention I need to unclog a toilet before we go?

The TV’s on, there’s someone knocking on the door, I’m on the phone and my husband is asking me to answer the door.  All this while I’m blogging.  (Actually it’s why I decided to blog.)  And all that leads up to this.

“CALGON, TAKE ME AWAY!!”

I’m dating myself admitting I know that slogan.