Random Thoughts -

The big event today was a haircut – I won’t bore you with a lot of detail but I was the only customer there and Barbara spent almost an hour snipping away at my hair. She must have circled me 10 times, each time removing a little here and there just chatting away. I was worried that she might have gotten into a endless loop like when you trim a leg on a table too short – so you take a little more off each leg and find one is still too short and continue until you run out of leg. It turns out that she did leave some hair and it looks good - just short!


Since that’s as exciting as the day got I decided to share some thoughts that have been bouncing around in my head.


ATT is currently running an ad that asks “What would you do with $300 cash back from ATT” as if they were giving you $300. The actors say things like go to a show, make a car payment or hello, mp3 player. The add closes with the classic “ find out how you can get UP TO $300 back from ATT. The add must work, it’s been running for a while. I just don’t want to believe people don’t see that you have to spend much more than $300 and like taxes the “money back” is not a windfall. I don’t like the deceptive manner of the ad.


I saw a Lincoln king cab pick-up truck today. I didn’t know they existed.


The big news today asked the question, “Did Obama snub Hillary?” Of course there is a picture of him apparently looking away when she approaches. The photo conveniently doesn’t show whom he is talking to. I think we are going to have to begin using instant replays in political events to allow candidates to challenge deceptive photographs.


The Alabama primary falls on Mardi Gras day in Mobile – so they are allowing voting on another day.


Cracks were found in the supports of the bridge that spans Destin East Pass. They are drilling core samples to determine the cause. One possibility is that nearby construction may be the cause. They just completed a monster 15-story (ugly) condominium where the bridge makes landfall in Destin. The cracks are on that side of the bridge. It is going to be interesting to see how this plays out.


A military spy satellite lost power and will be falling back to earth – probably over North America. I haven’t heard the cause for the loss of power. The press didn’t make a lot of mention last year when China conducted a test of their satellite killer weapon by destroying one of their old satellites. In doing so they almost doubled the amount of space junk orbiting the earth – any piece of which can put a satellite out of commission if it strikes one. That might have killed this military satellite. A few months ago the international space station also sustained some damage from space junk. Back to the military satellite - The military says not to worry because most pieces should burn up on re-entry. After all we disintegrated a whole space shuttle over the US and only a few pieces hit anything significant. So don’t worry.


Fort Walton Beach is planning to install cameras to catch red light runners and generate revenue for the city.


I like the way the internet has affected our family. With all the blogging going on we really keep in touch and know what is happening in everyone’s lives. Sister Kathy barely has anything to talk about in our weekly phone call (and that is unusual for Kathy) because she reads my blog and already knows what’s happening with me. She even knows when I get my hair cut.