Random Thoughts: December 17, 2007

** egad, have i been busy! between year-end projects at work & all the running around that coincides with the holidays, i feel like i haven't sat down since i got off the plane after Thanksgiving. (no, driving around does not count.)

** i love the commercials Garmin has out for Christmastime, set to the tune of Carol of the Bells! whoever wrote those jingles did an awesome job.

** you know what i wonder about? how did we survive childhood with lunches in brown paper bags or in lunchboxes without icepacks? the way we worry about food spoilage these days, this is just another reason i marvel at how humans have survived. ;-)

** i want to know in what world it is not considered cruel & unusual punishment that not only were my still undefeated Patriots *not* televised locally yesterday (don't *even* get me started about the last game of the season being on the NFL Network -- potentially record-breaking game & only limited viewing) but my choices for football yesterday were as follows: the Bucs (the only 1pm game for me since the Bucs have a contract stating no other game can be shown in our viewing area while they are playing). at 4pm, i could choose between the Colts or Joe Buck. and then of course there was John Madden for Sunday Night Football. it's a wonder i have *any* shred of sanity left at all.

** speaking of John Madden. i know he has a habit of saying things that really could go without saying but when talking about the next play an offense is going to make, informing us that "they're either going to throw the ball or run it" about takes the cake. gee, John, ya think?? ::slaps forehead::

** i was very happy that the Redskins won their game yesterday. not only because they beat the Lesser Manning Spawn, but because that team really needed *something* to go well.

** hooray for Green Bay & New England wins!

** 56 days til pitchers & catchers report. ::sigh::

** it just climbed up to 52* here today. it was 35* when i woke up this morning. this is just a *tad* too chilly for Florida, if you ask me. it's very good snuggling up on the couch weather though!

** in my travels over the weekend, i managed to find a pretty nice 7.5-foot pre-lit tree at Target, on clearance for $45. i am not, as a rule, a fan of artificial trees, but real ones are outrageously expensive in Florida. so, i jumped on it. now i have a tree (photos to follow in the next post) & it's very pretty. it makes me happy.

** in case you were wondering, Walmart is out of ornament hangers. so is Home Depot. save yourself some time & just go to Walgreens.