Well, looks like it's going to be a two-fer today folks. Went outside to crank up the car and head to the office and found my battery was dead. Not just low, but completely drained. Not that I'm surprised by this; the battery is five years old, and it's been giving me trouble for four days now. I added some water to it, like I did in a cold blast of winter '09-'10, but it didn't cure the problem like it did then. Gave me just enough juice to crank up a few times each day and get to the jobsites. Stuff like this is why I don't go to the casinos; I tend to push my luck just one step too far.
Behind the fence by my carport, there's a large stand of Cannas. There's been a BIG cottontail hanging out there, and today the Corgibrat had another chance to run it down. He didn't get close to it, but it sure got him fired up and excited. He'll be hell on wheels after the critters at the office tonight. I love watching him chase critters, it's so comical to see those stubby Corgi legs zipping through the yard. If he had normal sized legs, none of the targets he goes for would be able to escape. He doesn't get too upset that he doesn't catch them though; he gets frisky and keeps running around and sniffing for another scent trail to work over, looking back at me all the while to make sure I approve.
Rant: Do we really need three or four more shows just like American iDull? No wonder the rest of the world looks upon us with scorn. I get that people like music, especially bad music, I really do. But, If you really want to hear some music by people that aren't quite good enough to make it on their own, why don't you just go out and catch some local live music? That way, you'll at least be contributing to your local economy. What gets me is that so very many of the people that support these synapse-stunning shows are the same folks that decry drug use for causing brain damage. Pot, meet kettle. Rant over.
I hope we get a couple of good tropical storms here this year. Not only because we need the rain, but for the entertainment value. Not only does the old codger in me get to watch lots of weather coverage, but the misanthrope in me gets to watch people go into Japanese monster movie meltdown mode trying to make an emergency stockpile. The water supply in my area never goes down in storms. Never. All of the water plants in our local system have generators and diesel drive engines to run the wells and pumps to keep the elevated storage tanks full. But still, when a storm gets anywhere near us in the Gulf, people make a mad run on bottled water at all the stores. Some years back, during a minor tropical storm (that wound up missing us completely), I busted out laughing at this crazed woman sitting in the aisle of the store, weeping uncontrollably at the empty shelves of bottled water. Seriously folks, educate yourselves, and prepare before storm season. And why in the world do people buy extra milk and other perishable items when they think the power is going to go out for a week or two? Lots of dummies in my neighborhood, folks. The upside for me is that I'll make videos of the people if I get the chance this year. Then we can all watch them on YouTube afterwards and get a good laugh. It's not like hurricane season is a surprise out of the blue like an earthquake. Do people in Minnesota or Buffalo, NY get surprised by blizzard season?
Speaking of emergencies, I'm out of cigarettes, and it's a long walk to the corner store. Good thing I have some nicotine gum squirreled around in my desk. Should have gotten some more yesterday evening, but the battery was probably dead then, too, and I would have had to deal with that. Much easier to just crawl in bed and watch re-runs of NCIS.
News of the Casey Anthony trial is on now. People like her that kill innocent kids need a hug around the neck...with a wire garrote. I think the death penalty would be a lot more effective as a deterrent if murderers were sentenced to die the same way as their victims. Not so bad if you're a mafia hit man, but really crappy if you're one of those scum that beat a kid to death.
Today's second random, helpful tip: If you over-salt a dish, you can cut the taste by adding a little vinegar.
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