I may not be that great at math, but according to today’s weather over at Yahoo, the high for today is 87, and the low 66. However, it says that the current temperature is 64. Um, doesn’t that mean the 66 is wrong?
Month: June 2002
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Would You Like Mayo With That?
I guess I made a boo-boo when I put some stuff in the rubbish barrel. The stuff being food-related. When I looked out the window this morning the barrel was on its side and there was garbage on the lawn. Fantastic. So I went to see what was so tempting. Looks like a loaf of moldy bread got eaten, and, voila, chicken. So I guess something wanted a chicken sandwich. Me? I don’t think I want either today, not after having to clean everything up. Yuck.
Update on Lipstick
Hey, I just figured out that the 24-hour CVS in town has a whole new selection of Jane cosmetics. I think that means they just discontinued the stuff they were carrying to carry all different stuff. I cannot recommend their “flavored” lipsticks enough. I’m trying to buy one of each of the good colors while I still can. I got a Kiwi one tonight that just seemed to give a slight pinkish-natural shine. GREAT color. And it’s kind of transluscent so it looks really natural. Oh well, it’s the little things in life, right?
Speaking of little things, I went across the street from CVS to McD’s to get Junior a Happy Meal and I hit the drive-thru lottery! They gave us a 9-piece McNugget instead of the 6-piece I ordered. I should go buy a lottery ticket!
First Day of Summer
My sister’s family went to the beach this morning. How cool is that, going to the beach on the first day of summer? My parents went along to help out, and let’s be frank, to go to the beach. We went to the beach a lot as kids; mom and dad would pack up the car with a ton of really heavy stuff, and we’d leave at about six in the morning. We had an umbrella and a metal cooler. Inside the cooler was about 14 different fruits (peaches, plums, grapes) veggies (tomatoes, cucumbers peeled and sliced into spears), and either sandwiches or cold Kentucky Fried Chicken. For beverages there were store-brand (DeMoulas) flavored sodas – your basic grape, orange, and rootbeer.
Mom would also pack a knife, a salt shaker (with a piece of wax paper under the top so the salt wouldn’t come out in transit) and other kitchen accessories. Dad had, in addition to a big furniture pad/quilt thing for a blanket, our towels, the umbrella from our picnic table, buckets and shovels, and beach chairs. Looking back, he must have had 20 arms.
Dad loved to body surf, even if it wasn’t called that at the time. Mom didn’t always go in the water. We’d also look for starfish, shells, etc, and build castles. When it was time to leave we not only had to carry all that crap back to the car, we had to carry buckets of sea water, which were used to rinse off our feet in the parking lot before we put on shoes and/or got in the car. This same routine happened EVERY time we went to the beach. I’m pretty sure I don’t know how to go to the beach with only a towel and a bottle of sunscreen. (Not that this is why I go to the beach).