Why I usually skip reading directions...

I noticed this morning while putting clothes in my dryer that it had recommendations on how to make for the quickest and most efficient drying. Most of it was the usual cleaning out the lint screen and related suggestions, but the last one recommended making sure that your circuit breaker and fuse were operational. I'm surprised they didn't mention that this might decrease drying time by as much as 95%!

Snowed in with DSL

Starting last Friday, I have been technically online with DSL. I say technically because due to the layout of my apartment, my computer spent a lot of time on the floor next to my dining room table before I got my wireless router up and running.
Anyway, yesterday I went to the grocery store after work. I wasn't sure if the Colts were making an announced visit there or what, but it seemed that there were an unusually large number of people shopping. I forgot, despite all my years as a grocer service technician (or bagger), that people always came in droves at the first sign of snowfall. It seems that this time they actually may not have overreacted.
Now I am in my 8th hour back from an early-dismissed work. A folder that I took back to work on in case I got bored ended up taking a backseat to intense apartment cleaning, cryptoquotes, watching TV, listening to internet radio, taking a nap, and (of course) posting to this blog. It doesn't really look too bad outdoors except the 2' snow drift on my balcony and the memory of almost getting stuck while trying to pull into my apartment.
Okay...I'm bored - but I'm still not going to work on that folder.

Super Monday

So as expected by many this side of I-65, the Colts went on to win that-big-game-last-night-oh-please-don't-sue-me-NFL (TBGLNOPD'TSMNFL). This, however, was a shock to a very large city on the west side of I-65, who couldn't seem to get over the notion that the Bears could lose a game simply by scoring less points than their opponents. However, I think nobody was shocked that Pepsi didn't return to the "brown and bubbly" campaign initiated last year.