Relief

Thank god for Nyquil, the night-time, sniffling, sneezing, what-the-hell-am-I-doing-on-the-kitchen-floor medicine.

Sign of the Times

My four-year old niece, upon finding the fireplace in our 60-year old house, says to her father, "Daddy, where's the switch to turn it on?"

Security

If the US Social Security Administration is widely expected to go bankrupt by 2037, then why the heck am I paying hundreds of dollars a year out of my paychecks to support the system? And when I do retire and there's no money left, who do I contact to get a refund?

Magnitude

Hmm... I'm predicting that quake was a 3.1 magnitude, tops.

Update: Nope, it was a 3.9, apparently.

Updated Update: Oh, so now it's 3.7 is it?

If We Want

It has all been a whir lately. Somehow it is already November. And we have just bought a house. Well, we have not actually paid for it yet. But they say they'll give it to us if we want it. And we do.

I know I should write more on this topic. But like I said, it's all been a whir lately.