And the trip I have chosen...

is Paris! With a little London thrown in and a few days out in the Loire Valley enjoying fine French wines.

I wanted to go some place romantic and since Italy was out of the question, we were just there in June, plus I've been a total of 4 times in the past 10 years, it was time to get out more!

Did I mention I took French in high school?? Yep, someday anticipating a trip there. So I can't wait to brush up AKA relearn some of the language cause I don't remember much except je m'appelle and j'ai mal à la tête. Which means my name is and I have a headache. Jeez, did I learn that expression in high school thinking I would need that later in life?

Honey, if you're reading this...don't worry, I won't be using that excuse on our trip!

Humping Around

Some birdies have been busy. Two new zebra finches hatched last week. I was holding out on you to make sure they survived. So far so good. I'll take a picture once they start to look like birds.

Ponder this...

Lets say you turned 35 on Saturday and lets say you have the most romantic husband that gave you the gift of a trip to anywhere in the world as your birthday present...where would you go??

P.S. It still needs to be a realistic trip, not off the wall, only for the wealthy like Bora Bora. But damn that place looks amazing!

Hmmm.

As I sit at my desk eating pepperoni from a bag, I've seen a few homeless looking people investigating the city trash can out front presumably looking for something to eat. Should I be the one to tell them that the restaurants keep their dumpsters in back of the buildings and that would be the proper place to score some food?

There's wine and beer left over from when we stayed open late last Friday night during the Main Street Stroll. Would it be in bad taste to pour myself a little something now that the day is winding down and after all, I am the boss?

I will officially not be able to answer a survey in the age range of 29-34 year old as of tomorrow. Some new gray hairs have popped up for the occasion.

As I'm typing, a man just took a cup and lid from the trash can.

Yep, I think it's time for that wine.

Some might call it eavesdropping.

At our new location on Main Street, my desk is front and center looking out on the days comings and goings.

The whole front is glass and it's not very thick. I can pretty much hear peoples conversations as they walk by. Guy in a suit with another guy in a suit looks in our windows as he's walking by, reads our sign and says "this place will never make it". It took all I had not to chase this joker down and rip him a new asshole! First of all, we've been in business 7 years and have been successful enough to move locations 3 times now, each time moving up in exposure. We are so busy right now that our installation schedule is 4 weeks out and we've had 40 walk-ins in 3 freakin days! I'm to busy to eat, have so much on my mind I can't sleep through the night and I'm backed up on reading my favorite blogs!

I'd like to know how successful you are jackass.

Sammy Sosa: Cosmetic cream caused lighter skin tone

Sure, it was the cream.
And it wasn't the steroids that enabled you to hit all those homers,
it was eating your Wheaties.

Maybe I need Sosa's phone number. My dermatologist
can't even prescribe something that actually works on lightening sun spots.
And this guy can turn himself a different color.

Cops: Fla. man stole ferret by shoving it in pants

Is that a ferret in your pants or are you just happy to see me? A homeless man stole a ferret. Really? I'm gonna go out on a limp here, but don't you smell bad enough when you're homeless? Do you really wanna add a ferret to the equation? A old roommate of mine many years ago got one when we were living together and told me it was descented. So if descented means smells like a rat that's been living in a dumpster, she was right.