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.

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.

President Obama has an uncle also named Obama.  (Go figure!)

Well, it seems that uncle Obama got picked up for drunk driving the other weekend.   Now, what this has to do with the presidency is beyond me but the press seems to think that it is important.  Sounds to me like the media is desperate for news.

Well, the last time that we had a president with a colorful relative was Jimmy Carter.  BTW, what ever happened to Billy Beer?