I'm impressed. I've never met such a small mind in such a large head.

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34...

Three times in the last couple of weeks I've said something to a service person only to have my response totally ignored.

Q: "Do you want oyster crackers on your soup?"
A: "No, thank you."
(15 seconds later I watch him put oyster crackers on the soup.)

Me: "Does a cashier's check have the sender's name on it?"
Bank teller: "No."
(one minute later: "OK, sign the check here.")

Today...
Q: "Do you have clippers on the sides?" (when getting a hair cut)
Me: "No, just scissors."
(3 minutes later, clippers)

Does it say "IGNORE" on my forehead??

Here are pictures of some pretty impressive origami work:
Won Park

You're old when you have hair growing out of your ears and your nostrils.
You're REALLY old when your kids talk about hair growing out of their ears and nostrils.
(the good news is that I have sons)

On December 24th, 1777 the English explorer James Cook discovered a coral atoll he named "Christmas Island." Capt. Cook apparently had problems reading a calendar.

Each of the 32 NFL teams awards the Ed Block Courage Award to one of its players for showing "commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage." The recipient is chosen by a vote of his teammates. This year the Eagles voted unanimously to give their award to Michael Vick.
Says something about what Vick is doing with his life and the respect he has among his peers.

Gerta has had problems stumbling on acceleration and it had been getting progressively worse. No power, but lots of bucking every time I pulled away from a light. I narrowed the problem down to the distributor's vacuum advance. Turns out it the advance plate was all gummed up and as a result wasn't rotating properly.
A couple of wash & dry cycles with carb cleaner freed her right up. Turns out the ol' gal has some kick in her, some scoot in her skirts. OK, everything's relative; she's still a senior citizen and can't keep up with the kids. But for a gal with a modest 50 hp she shakes her booty just fine.

Tomorrow is my mother's birthday. Big stuff going on in her life.
Stay tuned.