(1) My new Sunpass arrived in the mail today. Apparently, the powers that be are teamed up with the NSA and Facebook, because I was notified by email right after my online comments about needing to replace the batteries in my old transponder that it was time to swap and upgrade. I received a free replacement, and the old one is now in the trash.
(2) I've suspected for the past few days that my eyeglass subscription is no longer accurate. Of course, the lenses in my "regular" wireless frames are about five years old. (The frames themselves are two years old, bought on-line to replace the original ones that broke in 2011.) Until I get the resources (also known as "money") to buy a legit new pair of progressives, I'm putting them in the "backup" case in the Prius, and wearing the "newer" backup progressives I bought two years ago ... which are paying dividends already. The only real negative of the updated eyewear is that they are not transition lenses, so they don't darken in sunlight. But they are more accurate, which makes things like reading and seeing in general a bit better ... so I have that going for me ... which is nice ...
(3) I got Marvin on my mind ... the dude was a musical legend and had a pipes that could rock for days.
(4) Spent three hours at the Wellington Barnes & Noble walking first-year debate coach (and former Boynton Beach High School debater) Amanda Brahlik through some of the fundamental paperwork and Congressional Debate information she will need for a new debate program. (Yes, she's starting a program from scratch, and has 10-12 interested students already at Potentia Academy.) She's even gotten started with The Joy of Tournaments! She'll do great!
(5) The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Mets 3-0. Starting pitcher Max Scherzer is now 19-1. Let me say that slowly: NINETEEN-AND-ONE! I'm not sure who is having the more impressive, MVP-type season, him or Miguel Cabrera.
Weird News of the Day
From The London Mirror: "Scanners are peeled! Knight Rider fan spends three years building exact replica of car KITT" - David Hasselhoff not included. or needed, apparently.
Stupid News of the Day
From The Seattle Times: "Lawsuit claims Puyallup police held inmate “peepshow”" - If true ... not cool. Very not cool.
Florida News of the Day
From South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "'Giant banana spiders are hanging out in a tree near you" - Apparently, there are different seasons in The Sunshine State after all - Hurricane Season, Old Folks Who Are Shitty Drivers Season, College football Season, and Big-Ass, Scary-As-Fucking-Hell Banana Spider Season.
Video of the Day
Have 91 minutes to kill? Then enjoy this episode from Season 9 of MST3K, "Hobgoblins" ... yeah, it's a ripoff of Gremlins, but unlike Gremlins, this has the misfortune to be REALLY, REALLY BAD.
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