Lately, I have been hearing songs by Chris Isaak on the radio. For the longest time, I would hear the songs and wonder who it is that is singing them. Finally, I tracked him down.

In many respects, he sounds like Roy Orbison and for the longest time I thought that it was. And, after seeing his video, he looks a lot like James Dean.

I don’t know much about the guy but I do enjoy his music.

The other day as I was coming out of Meijers (regional grocery chain) I saw a 50ish man wearing a Mohawk. And while I have seen an occasional Mohawk on teenagers, I have never seen one on anyone over 30. Fortunately, it wasn’t colored.

I wonder if he lost a bet.

A friend of mines daughter is coming home from college for the weekend and she is bring her roommate with her. My friend said that she had stocked up on fruit and vegetables and cottage cheese because her daughters roommate is a vegetarian.

Since this is the first time that the roommate is visiting, I asked my friend if the roommate eats dairy. She didn’t know. She assumed that she just didn’t eat meat.

I told her that there are all kinds of vegetarians. Vegans don’t eat any animal products including honey. Ovo vegetarians eat eggs but no meat or dairy. Lacto vegetarians eat dairy but no meat or eggs. Ovo lacto vegetarians eat eggs and dairy but no meat. Pescetarians eat fish but no other meat. Fruitarians eat only fruit and nuts and any vegetables that can be harvested without damaging the plant. Semi vegetarians eat some meat but on a limited bases. Su vegetarians do not eat any animal products plus onions, garlic, leaks, shallots and scallions. (these are primarily Buddhist so I guess they are afraid of harming others with their breath.) Raw vegetarians only eat raw fruit and vegetables. And, macrobiotic vegetarians only eat beans, grains and fish.

At this point, her head started spinning and she said that the roommate will just have to make the best of what they are serving.

In an effort to promote healthy practices for its employees, the state has been posting signs in the restrooms reminding people to wash their hands after using the toilet. Then at the bottom of the sign they state that there are 400 times more germs on your desk top than on the toilet seat.

This got me to thinking. Since I eat my lunch at my desk, maybe I should be eating it in the bathroom instead. But more to the point, if my desk is that dirty, maybe I should be washing my hands before I use the toilet.

I think that instead of encouraging us to wash our hands after using the toilet, they should be encouraging us to clean our desks.

I was coming back from an off site meeting the other day and decided to stop at Micky Ds to grab a quick lunch. Since I had a co-worker with me, we decided to go inside.

And even though this Micky Ds had an indoor playground, it was located in the middle of now where. Plus, it was 2 pm on a school day so I thought that the place should be fairly quiet.

When we walked in, there was the usual fair of elderly citizens exercising their senior benefits. So, we ordered our food and looked for a place to sit down.  But, since the seniors occupied all of the quiet places, we were forced to sit in the play ground area.

We had just started eating when about a dozen kids came in from out of no where. And with them came screaming and crying, both from the kids and the parents.

Well, eating in the play area seemed like a good idea at the time, but we quickly ate and left.

Roman Polanski does not think that he should serve any time for his rape conviction 30 years ago. This view is supported by Woody Allen, a man who was caught having sex with his girl friends 18 year old daughter.

I guess for that matter, Roman probably has the support of every pedophile in the US. Mama Mia!

Driving Drunk and Over the Limit, Under Arrest! This seems to be the motto in the Cincinnati area. At least, this is the motto on the electronic billboards on the highways.

So, if I understand it, you can drive drunk as long as you are not over the limit. Likewise, you can be over the limit if you are not drunk! But, don’t drive drunk AND be over the limit. If you do, you will be under arrest.

At least they give you options.

Lowell is getting ready to have their yearly chili cook off. This years prize is tickets to the Lions! At least, that is what is says on the marquee on the old theater.

Well, around here, attending a Lions game is considered to be doing “community service”.

I love KFC but seldom eat it for lunch because the meals are alway too large. And, along with their large size is their large price.

However, recently, they have been selling a meal for $5. The meal consists of 2 pieces of chicken, 1 side dish, a biscuit and a medium soft drink. This seemed pretty straight forward so I decided to give it a try.

I pulled into the drive through and started reading the menu. Since this was a new item that was being promote on TV, I figured that they would have a big blurb on their menu. No such luck. They had all of their buckets and all of their sides listed but no mention of the $5 meal.  Oh well.

When I pulled up to the speaker, I told them that I wanted their $5 meal. They asked me if I wanted it boxed or plated. Since boxed sounded more like a bulk chicken order I told them “Plated”. Then they ask if I wanted “Original, Extra Crispy, or Grilled”. I told them that I wanted “Original”.

Next, they asked me what I wanted for the sides. Sides? I thought it only came with one side.  But no, they told me that it came with two sides. So I ordered coleslaw and baked beans. Then, with the selection of a soft drink, I was good to go.

When I got to the window, they told me that it would be $7.59. $7.59? What happened to my $5 meal?

I must have made a mistake in ordering. A quick check of the KFC website confirmed that I should have ordered a box meal. No problem. Next time I will order a box meal.

A week later, I had the opportunity to try again. Prepared with my past experience, I order a box meal. After which, I was prompted with “Chicken strips, Popcorn Chicken, Wings, Legs, White meat or Dark meat”?

Somewhat frustrated, I told them that I just wanted a 2 piece $5 meal, the one that only comes with only one side. The speaker person responded “Oh, you want a number 1”

I thought “Yes! a number 1.” File that information away for future use.

Then they asked if I wanted to super size it. Since I knew that the medium soft drink was not quite enough, I said “Sure”. Then they asked what I wanted for my second side.

Since I could see myself headed down the same road as the first time, I told them that I only wanted one side. They told me that a super size comes with an second side at no additional charge. So, once again, I opted for coleslaw and baked beans. $7.59 Thank you very much.

But, I could feel that I was getting closer. So, when the opportunity presented itself a few weeks later, I was prepared. I ordered a number 1 and told them that I did not want to super size it. They told be that for another $0.30 I could upgrade my soft drink to a large. That seemed reasonable to me so I agreed.

When I got to the pickup window I was please to discover that I had indeed ordered the $5 meal with the $0.30 soft drink upgrade.

Yes! It took a few tries but I think I have master KFC speak.

I overheard a conversation the other day by two guys. It seems that the one had just purchased a motorcycle that will go up to 170 mph. And while he had only gotten it up to 140mph, he had to admit that 170 was too fast for him.

At 140 mph, you have to watch every move as one mistake could kill you.