In case you haven’t noticed, I use Word Press for my blog. It is a free program run by a consortium of people. While I like the program, it seems like new versions appear about every two weeks.

Now, I am not opposed to updating my Word Press. In fact, I welcome it. But the problem is that my hosting site is not always prepared for the new versions. So, while a new version is available, my hosting site might not be set up for it for a couple of weeks. And by the time they are ready, there is another new version available.

What ever.

We have a new restaurant here in Lansing.  It is called Chipotle Grill.  I have never been in the place but I am guessing that they specialize in Mexican food.  And judging by its location (Lansing Mall) I am going to guess that you won’t be able to buy an 99 cent taco there.

But more to the point, they have a bill board that proclaims their famous gourmet burritos.  Unfortunately, the bill board does not contain a picture of their famous gourmet burritos.  Instead, it contains a picture of something wrapped up in tin foil.  I guess it is supposed to be a burrito but it looks more like a baked potato.

I am sure that someone thought that this bill board ad was a brilliant idea but personally, it makes my fillings hurt.

I like doing crossword puzzles, but not just any crossword puzzles. The cross word puzzles that I like to do are the ones in the New York Times of the Wall Street Journal. I like these puzzles because they require a broad knowledge of the world and not the knowledge of some sitcom.

Well, the other day I was doing a New York Times puzzles when I happened to notice that one of the writer of it was President Bill Clinton. While he didn’t actually put the puzzle together, he did write the clues for it.

Interesting. I guess with Hilary on the campaign trail, he has nothing better to do with his time. At least it keeps him away from the interns.

For some reason, I have been getting a lot of hits on my blog from Uzbekistan. They are in 3rd place right now on my blog stats. I suspect that they are the ones who keep spamming me about poker sites and ring tones.

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This is a picture of a wood chuck. The wood chuck is up in a small tree. We have seen this several times over the years. Since most people have never heard of such an thing, Kathy decided to take a picture of one just so we could show it to people.

The wood chuck, aka ground hog or ground squirrel, is the largest member of the squirrel family so they are naturally inclined to climb trees. However, since they are primarily a ground dweller, they seldom climb trees. Instead of building nests in trees, they make their home in the ground.

Due to his size, he is not very graceful. In fact, we expected him to fall out of the tree.

We don’t encourage wood chucks to stay around too much particularly after what they did to our car.

California is legalizing gay marriage. A gay couple will now be able to be legally bound to each other.

Some gay couples are ecstatic that they can finally be legally married. But, I suspect that there will be negative repercussions.

In the past, some one could say “Honey, I would marry you in an instant but it is not legal so lets just live together.” But, now with the new law, one member of the couple might feel the push to commit to something that he/she is not really interested in doing. In short, now that gay marriage is legal, the fear of a legal commitment suddenly exists.

Of course, anytime you have the option for a legal marriage, you also have the option for a legal divorce. I suspect that the main beneficiaries of gay marriages is going to be divorce lawyers.

Our Meijers (regional grocery chain) has small flat screen TVs at all of their checkout counters. According to the advertisement on the screen, you can rent screen space to advertise your business or what ever.

But, I suspect that they have a screening process for these ads. After all, they wouldn’t want an adult product store advertising. Nor would the want D&W (local grocery chain) advertising. And, I suspect that the ads are expensive.

Personally, I never pay any attention to the screens as I am usually too busy reading the front of the tabloids. After all, how am I going to know who Brad and Jen are with this week.

The scrape book store closed a few weeks ago. I am not surprised. Actually, I am surprise that it lasted as long as it did. I guess that Lowell did not buy enough scrape book supplies for it to stay open. And I guess that people were not willing to drive to Lowell just to buy their scrape book stuff.

Personally, I fail to see the interest in scrape books. But, to each their own.

Our purchasing department has an electronic white board. After you finish writing on it, you can hit a button and the contents of the board are scanned and printed. It is pretty slick and simple.

Seeing how simple this worked, we decided that we too needed an electronic white board. Of course, we already have an electronic white board but no one knows how to use it. So, you would think that we would buy one that is easy and simple to use. But no, we bought one that requires an advanced degree to operate.

Not only does it connect to a PC, it also connects to the LAN. So,  you can record the contents of the white board and you can send the contents around the world. Unfortunately, no one knows how to use it.

So, the new electronic white board now sits next to the old electronic white board. And, if anyone needs to record the contents of the white board, they can get out their pencil and paper and write to their hearts content.

Don’t you just love this high tech stuff?

For lunch, I quite often eat frozen dinners. They are cheap, easy, and for the most part, tasty.

Now, Meijer’s (regional grocery chain) has a whole freezer case full of frozen dinners, so they carry quite a variety. Some of the selections are quite healthy while others are high in fat and starch. Since I am trying to eat healthy, I am picky about what I eat.

So, when I saw a selection of meals by Weight Watchers, I figured that I couldn’t go wrong. After all, Weight Watchers is an organization that is committed to good health, right?

My first Weight Watchers meal was called Fiesta Chicken. It was chicken with squash and black beans with a tangy sauce. It was just the thing I was looking for and it was only 240 calories. Great! So, I threw it in the microwave and began cooking it.

Now, part of the cooking process called for stirring half way through the cooking process. After doing so, I licked off my fork. WOW! It was salty!

When the meal finished cooking, I took a couple of bites and then threw it out. It was too SALTY! 800 mg to be exact.

I won’t be buying Weight Watchers again. If the food is too salt, you can’t eat it. Maybe that is how they help people loose weight.