December 07, 2007

A somber Pearl Harbor day, and a happy 21st birthday to our own Scamp S. Otter! He's now legally old enough to drink, which can't possibly be a good thing. All in all, a day that WILL live forever in infamy.

We're right up on the weekend -- if you're gonna be out doing your Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa or strange Pagan-y winter goat-sacrifice festival shopping in the next few days, be careful on the roads. Remember that people are stupid, and people are clumsy, and often they are both stupid and clumsy in tandem. Add in holiday stress, stuff it all in a car, and you have the deadly cocktail known as "The Devil's Learner's Permit." No man is safe on street, sidewalk, or 2nd-floor walkup.

Do what I do -- shop online! More specifically, shop online, but SAY that you did all your shopping on-foot. In this fashion, people will be more sympathetic when you try to explain why you got them, for instance, a device that heats individual socks -- they'll assume you were just trying to grab something and get out of the store, and will never once suspect that you actually put some thought into it, and that was sincerely your best shot. The holidays are no time to reveal one's limitations.