When I bought my new king sized bed and mattress last spring, I looked for a heated mattress pad.  But, since it was the end of the heating season, there were no king sized pads to be found.

But, the other day when I went shopping with my friend and co-worker Quy, I noticed that the store we were in had king sized heated mattress pads and they were on sale for 50% off.  Great!  So, I bought one.

When we went back to the office, Quy went on line and found a coupon for another 25% off.  When she called the store, they said to bring in the coupon and the receipt and they would give me the additional 25% discount. I did and they did.

Wow!  A heated mattress for 75% off!!!  I can hardly wait for winter!

For many many years, MSU had a brick chimney at their old coal fired power plant.  And this chimney could be seen as a back drop from Spartan Stadium.

Well, MSU decided to tear down that old chimney as it hasn’t been used for many years.  But, rather than just haul the bricks to the dump, they decided to sell the bricks for $50 each.

While I applaud their efforts, I don’t think that too many people are going to pay $50 for a nondescript brick.  After all, any one could go to a local land fill and scavenge a brick and claim that it is from that chimney.

But more to the point, who would want a brick from an old chimney?   A toilet from Jenison Field house would be much more of a  conversation piece than a brick from a chimney.  And lets get real.  The head of “Sparty” could easily fetch a Mil.

And, when everything else is gone from the campus, you could always sell off the soil at a dollar a bag.  These are hard times in Michigan.

For the past year, one of the rest areas along my daily trip to Lansing, has been closed for remodeling.  The electric billboard announced that it would be closed until July 2011.  But,  when July 2011 arrived, the sign was changed to August 2011.

Since September is now here and the sign is gone, I guess the rest area must be open.  It is just too bad that someone hasn’t moved the barricades.

When the heads of FEMA want to gauge the severity of a storm, they not only use the standard scientific measurements, they also use the “Waffle House” factor.

The system is really quite simple.  Waffle Houses are open 24×7.  So, when a storm hits an area, the number of people without power is reflected in the increase of business.  And, if a Waffle House closes, then the storms severity increases even more.

I guess this is like judging the number of Super Bowl watchers on TV by the amount of water used at half time.