Lowell has finally made it in to the “big league”.  We now have dual drive thru s at our McDonalds.

Prior to the dual drive thru, traffic was often backed up to the street.  But, with the dual drive thru, there are now two lines backed up to the street.  I guess this is progress.

Chicago just experienced their worst night of gun violence ever.  3 dead and 17 wounded.

But wait, all guns are illegal in Chicago!!  Send in the police and have them arrest the shooters!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, while guns are illegal in Chicago, criminals don’t care about that law because they are, well, criminals!  And, it is the law abiding citizens who give up their 2nd amendment right to protect themselves in exchange for being murdered in their own homes.

And the liberals claim that the ancient constitution keeps getting in the way of progress!!  Hello???

Since it appeared that I would not be able to purchase pajamas with matching tops and bottoms, I decided to just focus on getting lounge pants.  But to my dismay, even lounge pants labeled as “small”, were so long that they came up to my arm pits.

I guess only professional basketball players wear lounge pants.

In years past, the big department stores always carried pajamas so, it seemed like the department stores were the logical place to start.  So, I hit Kohls, Sears, Pennys, Macys and Target but pretty much found the same selections in all of the stores.

They all had gaudy lounge pants but no pajama sets.  And when I asked the sales clerks, they all looked at me like I was some sort of a freak.

Apparently, no one wears pajamas any more.  And, while my goal is not to sleep in pajamas, I would like to lounge around in something that has matching tops and bottoms.  And so, the quest continues.

The other day, I was in a major department store looking for mens’ pajamas.  And while the store had lots of different mens sections, I found the pajamas in a section labeled “Mens Furnishing”.

Mens’ furnishings also sold socks and underwear.  So I guess Mens furnishings is a little classier title than socks and underwear.

Since I am going to be playing at the Grand Rapids Festival for the Arts this year, I needed some equipment for the event.  In particular, I needed a bigger amplifier; one that is powerful enough for an outside event.  And, since I have been thinking about buying this amp for several years, Festival was the gig that pushed me over the top.

It is about 5 foot high and can kick out about 800 watts, it should have enough power for the event.  Plus, it is on wheels and has a build in handle so it is really easy to move.  And, it fits nicely in the back of my minivan.  Festival, here I come!!

In years past, I would shower in the evening and then slip into my robe and slippers.  Well, this last winter, I decided to improve on that by switching to fleecy lounge pants and a matching fleecy robe.  And, it worked well.  It kept me warm and was easy to maintain.

But, now that the weather is warm, I need an evening lounging outfit for warm weather.  So, right away, pajamas with a matching robe came to mind.  How hard can that be?  After all, pajamas are a pretty common item.  So, I began my search.

When I was in a music store the other day, I noticed a well worn guitar hanging on the wall.  The finish was worn on the edges of the body, the fret board was well worn and it was slightly yellowed from smoke.

At first, I thought that it must have belonged to some famous musician.  But, when I commended to the sales clerk, I learned that it was brand new.

It seems that guitar manufacturers are now distressing their guitars much like some clothing manufacturers distress their denim.  That way, even the most novice of players can look like a seasoned pro.  Go figure!

This is my cat Joey.  He is an American Long Hair aka Maine Coon Cat.  He weighs 25 pounds and is scared of his own shadow.  He is just finally getting brave enough to go outside for a few minutes.

When a crazy guy shoots up a school, it is the fault of the gun and not the shooter.  But, when two crazy guys blowup the Boston Marathon, it is the fault of the crazy guys and not the pressure cookers.

Is it just me or does this seem to reek of media bias?