Dialing 9-1-2, Coffee, Pet Sitting Alternatives, Killing Referees, etc.

·         I think that it’s really important to know the difference between being heard and being herded.

·         There was this emergency, and I tried really hard to help my friend, but apparently I dialed 9-1-2 by mistake, and, you know, they won’t help you at all. This would probably have to be voted on or something, but I think that any of the 9-1-whatever numbers should all have to be able to patch you back to the regular 9-1-1 place, or whatever.

·         I wish my critics would find a new way to tell me that I’m derivative.

·         I’ve concluded that I’m not technically procrastinating as long as there’s still coffee left in the pot.

·         This will be controversial, but I’m pretty sure that Meals on Wheels costs less than most pet sitting services.  I’m not sure whether there’s a workable loophole here, but it’s just a thought for the budget-minded.  You’d probably really be golden if you have an old cat that can open the door when the Volunteer folks show up (it’s possible, I saw it on YouTube).  Also, I bet probably at least once a week or so they deliver tuna sandwiches, and so then there wouldn’t be any extra effort involved and you’d have one pretty happy old cat.  In a sort of related thought, I bet that if you have a business where you take care of peoples’ plants, you could take one day a week off paid and no one would ever notice. 

·         For those who think that our relatively young republic is impervious to a major and life altering shake up, please do a Google search on the current activity in Egypt.  Egypt’s history as a powerful place is ancient; way older than our 240 or so years.  It's undeniable that Egypt is still an international economic stronghold, and considered historically to be the birthplace of humanity and civilization.  Still, there’s instability in its government and violence in its streets.  I celebrate our nation’s exceptionalism, but it’s way past time for a collective and unified reality check, America.

·         I think that the worst way to object to a bad referee is to decapitate him, because even if everyone agrees with your objection, probably someone will still think that you should be arrested for murder.