Hot n Cold

My wife and I have very differing views on what constitutes a comfortable temperature. For me, around 67 or 68 is about perfect these days. For her it's closer to 78. So naturally we have some thermostat wars from time to time. One of the solutions we came up with was a dual electric blanket or mattress cover in our case. It works out great because we can turn the thermostat down for me and she can still bake like a potato at night if she wishes. It's all about the right solution sometimes.

Forceful

Some things just never run out of cool. Take magnets for instance. Who could ever get tired of playing with them? Even the guy on Mythbusters loves them. He actually has a licsense to get the really extra powerful ones that could take your hand off if you aren't careful. Personally I could see that as being really fun, but I can't imagine a real use for them besides just goofing around. Besides, I like my hands. So what else can you think of that never runs out of cool?

Over There

It's amazing to me that our world is so hugely interconnected in this day and age. The American economic crisis is having a huge affect on the rest of the world. I don't even have a passport but business sure do. Iceland may go bankrupt as a side affect of all this turmoil. It's kind of scary in a way. There are no longer any isolated hubs for survival if one area fails. We are all going to succeed or fail together. The sooner we learn that lesson on a global scale, the better. Hopefully we won't have to learn it the hard way.

Dish It Out

I recently spent a considerable amount of time hashing out tv deals in an attempt to get the best value for our family at our new house. In the end I think I found it but wow was it more annoying than I had ever hoped. Temporary pricing and installation cost and service areas all gave me headaches. And I'm not going to even get into the fun I had "bundling" my services. "Bungling", might serve as a better description. I just hope that the bill doesn't give me sticker shock. At this point I just have to hope that the deal I got is a good one.

Tikes R Us

Some friends of ours recently adopted four kids. A monumental undertaking right? Yeah well factor in that they already have three of their own and you have almost enough of a zoo to start charging admission. They do a really good job of things but I have no idea how they handle it all. I joked that they needed to buy a bus to get around and they nearly did. It's one of those big church van type huge passenger vehicles. I'm guessing the gas prices right now are not making that much fun. I feel bad for them about that. But, if those kids grow up in a loving home and learn about Jesus when they wouldn't have otherwise then it will have been worth it all.

OUTside

I don't have a lot of outdoor furniture, so I'm not sure I understand the concept of patio furniture covers. Are these covers somehow made to be waterproof, or are they intended for the not-really-outside-but-it-has-a-lot-of-windows-so-I-can-pretend-I'm-outside-kind-of-room? If that is the case then I suggest calling it Florida room furniture. Not much chance of rain in rooms like that. Unless it's like our old house and the Florida room roof is so rotted that the rain literally poured through the ceiling. We didn't put any furniture out there....

Trunk Revision

I honestly don't give much thought to swimwear. I have one pair of trunks that I think look pretty cool and thats about it. Frankly I don't swim much so it isn't much of an issue for me. I'm sure that there are a lot of people that put quite a bit of thought into that sort of thing but I'm not one of them. Maybe if I ever reach all of my fitness goals, then I will care more. I still can't see going anywhere but the trunk route. The other guy options are, well, gross. Well I think I've said about all I care to about this subject.