For the past 5 years, we have been making regular trips down I-75 to Cincinnati.  And, for the past 5 years, we have encountered construction in the same spots on I-75 from Dayton on south.

Now, I fully understand the need for road improvements.  But in this case, for the past five years, there doesn’t seem to be any progress on the road work and I don’t understand why.  In fact, they seem to have ripped up the old road and then left the project.

But hey, this is Ohio so anything is possible.  And while I don’t appreciate the construction projects in Michigan, at least I know that they will be completed in a year.

When I first got my Accord, I noticed that none of the interior ceiling lights worked.

There was a dome light in the back that was shut off so I turned that on.  Great.  But, there were also two map lights in the front that were supposed to light when a door is opened.

A quick check of the owners manual revealed an on/off switch next to the lights.  No problem.  I will just set the switch to on.  But, that didn’t seem to fix the problem.  So,  I pushed on the passenger side map light to turn it on manually.  No good.  Rats!

Next, I tried the drivers side map light.  I pushed on the light to turn it on.  But, it too didn’t work.  But, when I got out of the car and shut the door, the passenger side map light came on.  OK?  Then, after 30 seconds, it dimmed and went out.  Great.

The next day when I went to the car, I found that the drivers side map light was on.  Apparently, it came on some time during the night.  So, I pushed on the light and it went out.

Next, I tried the passenger side map light, but it didn’t work.  I tried the drivers side map light and now it didn’t work.

Thinking that the bulbs were bad, I pull both lenses and removed the bulbs.  they both seemed fine so I put them back in.  Suddenly, both lights came on when I opened the door.  And each light came on when I pressed the light.  Great!

But now, only one light works.  I am going to replace both bulbs and if that doesn’t fix it, I will let the dealership figure it out.

But, I am  curious why the previous owner of the car didn’t want any interior lights when the doors are opened.

I don’t use a lot of molasses so, I only have to purchase it a few times a year.  But, when I do need to purchase it, I have a hard time locating in the store.

The store used to keep the molasses next to the pancake syrup.  I guess they figured that people put molasses on their pancakes.

But, then one day, I discovered that it had been relocated to the jelly section.  Maybe people make peanut butter and molasses sandwiches.

But, when I went looking for it today, I found it in the baking section next to the corn syrup.  Well, this seemed to make the most sense to me.  After all, it is more of an ingredient than a condiment.

But, who knows, the next time that I go looking for it, I may find it in the ice cream section next to the fudge toppings.

On a hot day recently in New York, a woman was seen walking down the street topless.  And, the police just watched as she strolled past them.

It seems a few years ago, a woman was arrested for being topless in public.  At the trial, the case was thrown out for sexual discrimination.  That’s right.  Since men are allowed to go topless in public, women are also allowed to go topless.  To single out women for going topless is sexual discrimination.  So, they can go topless if they choose to do so.

But, given the small size of some swimsuits that women wear, they may just as well go topless.  The suit certainly doesn’t protect them from the sun.  Or on lookers.

Saint Anthony is missing!  At least, the relic of Saint Anthony is missing, though, we don’t know what that is.

But, more to the point, this relic was housed in a gold case and someone stole it.

Gold. Stolen.  Duh!!!  They probably didn’t even realize what they took.

St Anthony is the patron saint for lost items.  So, it should only be a matter of time before he returns himself to his proper location.

I don’t make this stuff up!

Today, I decided to walk downtown to get a Jimmy Johns’ (gourmet sub shop) for lunch.  Since I had a meeting at 12:30, I got headed out at 11 to beat the lunch time rush.

When I got within a block of Jimmy Johns’ I noticed a crowd standing on the side walk.  Since the sub shop is near the Capitol, I assumed that these were protestors of some sort.  But, the closer that I got, I realized that the crowd went around the corner and on down the street.

Well, as it turns out, these weren’t protestors, this was a line waiting to get into Jimmy Johns’!!  Wow!  Once I realized that this was a line, I did a quick count.  There were about 600 people  by my count.  And, they all had Jimmy Johns’ menus in their hands.

Now, while I didn’t know where all of these people had come from, I did know that I didn’t have time to wait in line.  So, I went on down the street.

When I got back to work I mentioned the crowd to my co-workers.  They told me that Jimmy Johns’ was running a one day special.  They were selling some of their subs for only $1.

While I can appreciate a “good deal”, I am not willing to wait in line for an hour.  Besides, the subs that were on sale are not the ones that I would normally buy, sale or no sale.

The Chinese buffet was very good.

Well, Hugh Hefners’ fiances has decided to call off their wedding that was scheduled for next week.

I guess at 25, she was having second thoughts about having an 85 year old husband.

Oh well, what can I say?  Maybe she didn’t like the idea of old age creeping up on her.

In an effort to control greenhouse gases, Australia has declared open season on Camels. So, you can now shoot as many as you want.

It seems that the wild camel population has gotten out of control in recent years.  And, given the amount of methane that they belch, the government thinks that it would be best just to eliminate them.

I wonder if that is why we have so much greenhouse gas blowing in from Iowa?  Moo!

A local car dealership is advertizing a free stainless steel grill with every new car purchase.

Now, I don’t care whether my grill is stainless steel or chrome.  So, I asked the sales person if I could substitute the stainless steel grill for alloy wheels?  I got a blank look in response.

So, I asked the man if it was easier to clean bugs off of stainless steel than off of chrome?  He gave me a funny look and asked why I would have bugs on my grill.  So, I told him that I do a lot of highway driving and that I get a lot of bugs on my grill.

Confused, he asked if I drove with the grill in my back of my truck?  I told him that I didn’t have a truck but I did keep the grill on the front of my car.

At this point in time, the man went on “tilt”.  Then he said that the it was a barbeque grill and not an automotive grill.  “OH”!!!!

Now, since I didn’t need a grill, I asked him if I could substitute the grill for alloy wheels?  He didn’t think so.

I was out having drinks with a couple from work.  I ordered a scotch on the rocks, he ordered a mango fruit drink and she did not order anything.

When the waitress brought the drinks she said “Who ordered the scotch.”  I raised my hand and she said “Of course.”  She then sat the mango drink in front of my female co-worker.

At that point in time, she started laughing and he turned red in the face.  When the waitress left, she passed the drink over to him.  We all laughed.

I suggested that maybe next time, he should order a manly drink.