Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.
Ah, another Saturday. Things are going pretty good at work lately so Saturday is not looked upon with as much anticipation by myself or my family as it has in months past. The wife made a nice Indiana breakfast of biscuits and sausage gravy (mmmm - it is also a favorite of my daughter). Later this morning we made a trip to Fry's. I had wanted a RCA switch that would allow me to hook up multiple devices to my TV (DVD, my laptop and the GameCube). They are about $20 online (after shipping) and that is what I found one for here so it went into the cart. The wife saw some (As Seen On TV) Dryer Balls...
They were $10 but the wife insisted that this will eventually pay for itself since we would no longer have to purchase dryer sheets. I have heard the "it will pay for itself" pitch many times before and we rehashed that discussion once again. "Do you promise to put back the cost of dryer sheets as you would normally purchase them and then when you have $10 in that fund do you promise to give that money to me to reimburse me for this purchase?" This is really the old Wimpy "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" explanation. And just like on the Popeye cartoons, my "Tuesday" never comes (I am still waiting for my weekly payback that the water filter saves us since we do not have to pay for bottled water any longer - not that I am holding my breath).
After that (oh, she did get her hamburger / dryer balls) we made a trip to Central Market. We really only needed coffee but you have to see this place to believe all the specialized foods they have to offer. We ended up sampling (and subsequently purchasing) some red wine from Portugal (only $6 for the bottle). The guy offering samples was full of knowledge so I dropped the fact that I really enjoyed some Argentinian Merlots when I was there this year. He did not seem really impressed but did agree that the Merlots from there were quite good. We then meandered around and eventually made it to the coffee section and then out to our car.
After a nice nap (the kids watched "Monster's Inc." for about the hundredth time) we headed out to Big Lots to look for another puzzle. Big Lots is a store you have to visit every week or so since you their inventory changes so often. The puzzle we picked out had the brand "Kodak" on it and was new from the last time we were there. I also wanted to see if they had any more of the organic noodles that I take sometimes for lunch. The food section really changes often so you have to take the time to wander through it all. We ended up picking up two cans of soda...
They were only 60¢ so how can you go wrong? Now I know you are going to throw the whole "New York Seltzer" thing in my face that I blogged about a few weeks ago but I checked and this is definitely NOT a diet drink. Plus I had to try something that says "Blueberry Soda" on the front. Both cans are cooling in the fridge right now so I will have to let you know. Until next time...
Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.
Jon
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