A Colorado man, who had been missing for 5 days, was found in a bathroom stall at a theater.  He was, of course, dead.  The only reason that he was discovered was because the cleaning crew complained about the smell.

Well, at least he was discovered before he became mummified.  I guess he needed more fiber in his diet.

I purchased a new sofa at Art Van last weekend.  When the sales person was ringing up the order, she said “and delivery is….”  Delivery” I interrupted?  “No free delivery?”  “Nope” came the reply.

Well, given the price of gas, and the fact that they will bring it into the house for me, the delivery charge is reasonable.

I guess this is a sign of the times.

The owner of an Italian cruse liner, that ran aground, blames human error as the cause.  No duh!!

The law suits will go on for years.

A California woman is suing a car manufacturer for poor gas millage.  It seems that while the new car that she bought is rated at 50 MPG, she is only getting about 25 MPG.  So, she is suing.

Well, either the car is defective or the Feds misstated the gas millage.

I hope that she has a lot of money for attorneys because this case it going to be expensive.

Once the flooring and cabinets were installed in the kitchen, it was time for new counter tops.  I ordered new granite counter tops on the day after Christmas.  On Friday, they came and took measurements.

They said that it would be about 2 weeks before the tops would be ready.  Great!!  That would give me time to finish reinstalling the cabinets.

But, on the following Wednesday, they called and told me the tops were ready for a Friday install.  FRIDAY INSTALL!!!???  I still had quite a bit of work to do to get ready for them.  So, it was kick it in the rear and get  going.

On Friday morning, I was still working on the cabinets.  I was disconnecting the old sink when they arrived.  Talk about cutting it close.  Three hours later, I had new counter tops.

And, since I had also ordered a new under cabinet sink, I had to install the faucets and drains for the sink.  3 hours later, it was done.  But, I was shot.  Early to bed, early to …. wait, I slept in on Saturday.

But, the counter tops look absolutely beautiful.  I should have taken a picture of the counter tops before we had to put stuff back on them but I didn’t.  So, the only shot that I could get was of the sink and even that had a pot in  it.  Regardless, I  do love the sink and counter tops.

Well, the linoleum is gone in the kitchen and 3/4 inch Ash flooring is installed instead.  I literally removed all of the cabinets and installed flooring.  I then reinstalled the cabinets.

Peaches approves of the flooring.

Michigan unemployment is down for the first time in several years.  I just don’t know if the economy is picking up or if the unemployed have just left the state.

A billboard for a nursing school advertizes “81,000 graduates, 81,000 job leads.

Now, one would assume that this 1 to1 ratio means every graduate got a job lead.  But, we all know that some graduates are going to get multiple job leads and some are not going to get any.  And, even if you do get a job lead, that doesn’t mean that you are going to get a job.

But, the billboard looks nice I guess.

Well, in keeping up with family tradition, we put up a 15 foot tree.  Fortunately, the market just out side of town had some really tall trees and even delivered it for us.

For many years, we did not have the room for a big tree so it was always a challenge to find one small enough for our house.  But, with the addition and a 22 foot ceiling, we have much more flexibility on tree size.  And, in fact, given the size of the room, a small tree would look out of place.  So, 15 feet and a 1,000 lights later, the tree went up.  Fortunately, all of the lights are LEDs so I don’t have to listen to the electric meter whirring all night long.

Kathy always loved having a nice big tree, so, it only seemed fitting.

Citing increased competition, Starbucks is raising the price on some of their coffee.

So, let me see if I have this straight.  Starbucks is  complaining about increased competition.  So, in response to this increase in competition, they are going to raise their prices.

Well, it seems to me that they have it all backwards.  I would think that the proper response to increased competition would be to lower their prices instead of raising them.

I just can’t imagine anyone wanting to go to Starbucks because they have raised their prices.  But hey, what do I know.