I saw an ad for a psychic convention coming up. I wonder why they would advertise? You'd think they would know.

I'm gritting my teeth everytime I hear someone in the media talking about this is the last year of the decade. These are the same people who kept saying the turn of the century was 2000. Come on folks, let's pay a little attention to the numbers. I'm not a math whiz, in fact, I have to take my shoes off to count to 19, but I know how many years are in a century. There was never a year 0. The 20th century ended at the end of 2000, or 20 hundred. The first decade of the year does not run from 2001 to 2009. It goes through 2010.

Well, I'll get off my soap box now.

I keep hearing about e-books such as the Kindle and I have to wonder, what is the point? I happen to like to read but can't see paying more than I do already. Then, you have to have a charged battery, make sure the book you bought isn't erased, the screen is clear and all sorts of technical issues. NPR had a report today about them and readers on e-books tend to scroll repeatedly.

I think I'll stay with my paper books. They last for a long time, they're solar powered if you want (sit under a tree reading on a nice day), you can put a piece of paper in them to hold your place, they slip in your pocket if you get a paperback and if you're reading, people will often not bother you in a restaurant. They also don't disappear at inopportune times.

Hmmmm.......I wonder, if you fill your swimming pool with dry ice and let it melt, can you swim without getting wet?

   Okay kiddies, it's time to answer yesterdays puzzle. The answer is three.

Remember the puzzle;

There are THREE words in the English language that end in gry. One in hungry, one is angry. What is the third word? It's in capital letters. Nobody asked what the third word ending in gry is. You can groan now, just don't throw tomatos.  :-)

   Here's one that will really make you groan. Pay attention to the wording.

    There are three words in the English language that end in gry. One is Hungry. One is Angry. What is the third word?

   Now, in regards to a previous entry in my journal. I only have one pet peave. That's cell phones and driving. I have been run off the road several times on a motorcycle by clueless drivers chatting or texting on cell phones. It's amazing how large a dent a good sized boot will put in a door. Think how close one has to be to a motorcycle with a fairing for the rider to reach the door.

It's been suggested I take up drinking. I used to drink several years ago but when I looked at my drinking buddies, I decided that if I had to be drunk to associate with them, perhaps I needed to find new friends. I also had to deal with the aftermath of heavy drinking when I had a badge.

By the way, I'll post the answer tomorrow.

It's not my pet peeve, that's reserved for cell phone use while driving, but one annoyance is people who dawdle in the left lane. I've never understood why this is. Today, I was heading down the road and there were 8 cars in the left lane and nobody in the right at a red light. The light changed as I got close and I never had to slow down. I sort of wish Indiana would pass the law Illinois did. Pass on the left and then get out of the lane.

Ever notice? Blow in  dogs faces and it gets upset. Drive down the road though and it will try to stick it's head out the window.

I've been wondering, if Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends? Now my head hurts again.

My goodness, my last post really stirred up some interest. We certainly have several little rays of morning sunshine out there. :-) I have long detested the use of cell phones by people driving. When I was a police officer I was nearly run down on several occasions by folks blabbing and not looking where they were going. Text messaging is even more of an annoyance than talking. Tonight, as I was coming home, I was rear ended by a woman who was more intent on her messages than where she was going.

My truck didn't get much damage, in fact I couldn't see any. "Betty" has 57,000 miles showing but this is the fourth time around. My rear bumper is beefed up for towing and my coupler ball went through the front of her engine. I suspect her car is a total loss. She got out screaming at me about stopping. The 30 cars ahead of me also stopped but I was the one who wrecked her car. Neither myself or the police officer were impressed with her tirade.

I do have a cell phone myself. It is rarely turned on and I almost NEVER use it while driving. I don't take pictures, I don't text with it and I don't surf the web. I have it for emergencies. Such as getting rear ended. When her air bag went off, her phone went flying.  There was also a partial text message she hadn't sent yet showing on it.

Being a practicing curmudgeon, I'll gripe and complain a lot. I really get steamed about self centered people who put others at risk because of being clueless. Well, time to get off the soap box again.