I just bought some shampoo at Rite Aid and when I walked out of the store, the alarm beeped at me. That’s because there was a magnetic sticker on the shampoo bottle that set off the alarm. This is a common occurrence at Rite Aid. I’m not sure what those magnetic stickers are supposed to … Continue reading Setting Off the Alarm
Gallimaufry
Network Router
Verizon sent me a new network router as my old one was supposedly going to be obsolete. Amazingly, all I had to do was plug it in and it worked! Just a few little adjustments on the iMac to get everything running smoothly again.
Learn Something New Every Day
Although I intensely dislike iMDB, I find that I still find myself using it. Not the app, which is totally unusable, but with a suitable ad blocker the web site is at least tolerable. Anyway, one of its many annoyances is all the misinformation that is to be found in its trivia and goofs sections, … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day
Goo Gone
I just bought a new coffee mug, and you probably know what that means. There was an annoying sticker on the bottom of the mug. You try to tear it off and what’s left is some disgusting goo that just won’t wash off. Happily, I have Goo Gone to come to the rescue. Just put … Continue reading Goo Gone
The Purloined Stocking
While folding laundry last week I came up one sock short. Again. So I retraced my steps. Felt around the base of the washing machine agitator. Checked the dryer. Went over every step of the way between the bedroom and the basement. No trace of the missing sock. Having learned my lesson from the previous … Continue reading The Purloined Stocking
You’re Gonna Wanna Read This One!
I’ve pretty much given up on predicting how my blog posts are going to be received because I’m so bad at it. Those that I think might be popular, in that they might get a comment or a like, usually don’t, and those that are often just throwaway posts, written in haste, often garner more … Continue reading You’re Gonna Wanna Read This One!
Thursday July 27, 2023
I was going to go to the Reading Terminal Market this morning as I needed bay leaves and chili powder, and sometimes I’ve found fresh bay leaves at Iovine Brothers. But the hot humid weather put the kibosh on that plan, so I decided to make one of my rare forays into the overpriced Whole … Continue reading Thursday July 27, 2023
Compliment Where Compliment is Due
I don’t demand a lot from the Amazon delivery drivers. If they— Deliver the package Alert me by knocking on the door And don’t play their music so loudly that I can hear it in my house with my windows closed —well, I’m pretty satisfied with their service, and I’ll tell Amazon as much by … Continue reading Compliment Where Compliment is Due
Independence Day
I was wondering when folks started calling this day the Fourth of July rather than Independence Day, and it turns out it was always thus: When 18th-century state legislatures planned the first July 4 observances, they didn’t bother to give the day a proper name. Meanwhile, Mark Evanier has a good story about a song … Continue reading Independence Day
Checking In On the Boob Garden
I went by the Boob Garden this morning, and while it’s still there, most of its boobs have gone AWOL. Over the past few weeks I’ve seen some of the boobs strewn around the neighborhood, here, there, and everywhere, so it wasn’t a surprise that the sculpture was no longer in tiptop condition. I’m actually … Continue reading Checking In On the Boob Garden