Have you ever considered Donald Duck?  He is a male with an obvious anger issue.  And, he has three nephews that live with him.  Where did they come from?   What happened to their parents.

So, what kind of role model is Donald suppose to be?  Are we to learn from him that males have anger issues?  Does this mean that females don’t have anger issues?  And why doesn’t he have pants while Micky does?

These are the things that keep me awake at night.

I went through the drive thru at Micky Ds this week Wednesday and ordered a medium black coffee.  They told me that there was “no charge”.

Thinking that this was some sort of “senior” “no charge” I asked if this was a daily event.  They told me that it was only for “today”.  Well OK I guess.

I wonder if there will be free coffee next week Wednesday?

In the past, Burger King had the honor of having creepy TV commercials.  Now, that honor has been taken over by Arby’s.

Unlike Burger King with its’ creepy mascot, the Arbys’ commercial features three guys eating their Arbys’ sandwiches.  When one of the guys gets a little “sauce” on his face, another shoots out an animated long tongue to lick it off his face.

EEEEEEUUUUUUHHHH!

Well, since the price of gas was down and I had a half of a tank, I decided to fill up on my way to work before the prices went up for the weekend.  So, I pulled into Meijer (regional grocery chain) to fill up.

$3.77 per gallon.  Not bad.  Certainly better than $3.89 from Monday.  So, I slid my Meijer card into the pump for an additional $.05 per gallon savings.  I then pushed the “grade” button and inserted, squeezed and locked the nozzle.  And, since I had bugs on my windshield, I decided to give the windshield a good cleaning.

When the windshield was clean, I looked at the pump and noticed that it had stopped at 10 gallons.  I quickly did an MPG calculation and determined that it was right where it should be.  So, I removed the nozzle, closed the cap and headed on my way.

But, as I went on down the road, I noticed that my fuel gauge still read only a half full.  Is my gauge not working?  Is it just slow?  But, the more that I drove, the more that I noticed that the gauge was going down.  Hum.

So, I then began to wonder if I had really pumped any gas at all at Meijer.  Maybe the 10 gallons on the pump was from the last guy.

Regardless, I still needed to buy gas before the weekend jump.  So, I stopped after work in Lansing.  $3.47 per gallon.  Great!!

Now, the pumps at Meijer in Lowell quite often mis-start and fail to pump.  And since I put in 12 gallons in Lansing, that mis-start saved me $3.00.  🙂  Way to go Fred (Meijer)!!!

There is a red menace invading this planet.  No, it is not from Mars, it is from the ocean in the form of giant King Crabs.

Marine Biologist are afraid that these monsters, some of which of up to 3 feet in diameter, will over run the oceans.

Well, I share their concerns.  So, in an effort to do my part, I will keep a pot of boiling water and some drawn butter ready and waiting for the red hoards.

I wonder if I should stock up on Alfredo sauce?

Well, yesterday was the 911 remembering day.  And, a large portion of yesterday was focused on “remembering”.

Well, I haven’t forgotten.  And, while I have not forgotten 911, I just don’t care to relive the event.  Thank you very much!

I was not alive  for 12/7/41 but it too was an important day is US history.  But somehow, we seem to have lost interest in that date.  Could it be that because we are now financially invested in Japan that we are now friends with them?

I guess time heals!

Traditionally, getting a gold star is a sign of accomplishment and something to be proud of.   But, if you were living in Germany during the 30s, a gold star might not be such a wonderful thing to have.

Perspectives!

Michigan has determined that 25% of the people in prison have mental issues.  Really?  I would have thought it closer to 100%.

The other day in the office, there was a fruit fly buzzing around me in my cubical.  Being  some what annoyed by the pest, I stepped into the cube next to me to complain.  Since the woman in the cube next to me was also annoyed by the fly, she expressed her disdain for the pest.

As we were  conversing about the pest, it flew right into my face.  I quickly shot out my tongue and sucked in with my mouth and I got that sucker!

I thought that she was going to wet her pants from laughter.  I don’t mind eating fruit flys but their little legs get stuck between my teeth.

The other day, I received a booklet of coupons for a fast food restaurant.   Since I really like the restaurant, I was pleased to get the coupons.

The next time that I went to the restaurant, I placed my order and handed the clerk my coupon.  “$5.23” she told me.  “$5.23?  That is the regular price with out the coupon.”  “That is  correct.” she said.  When I asked if the coupon had expired, she said that it hadn’t. “So, the price with the coupon is the same as the price with out the coupon?”  “Yes” she replied.

Well, alrighty.  I threw the coupon booklet in the trash.