Back and Forth

Landed 45 minutes late in Austin at Gate 8. Have 20 minutes to make it all the way across to the other side of the airport for my connecting gate. So I’m standing here listening to all the people say how they can’t wait to see Mickey in Disney. It occurs to me there must have been a gate change. Sure enough. Guess which gate…… Gate 8 where I just came from.

Dear Starbucks

I am here every day. I am even a stockholder. I was one of the people who complained about the nasty LaBoulange pastry selection you have. Thank you for bringing back the lemon iced pound cake. I see it is selling 6:1 over that nasty crap. But REALLY, 27 people in line and one server? It took so long I was able to thumb type this whole post! Ridiculous!!!

The Christmas Lights are UP!! It’s The Holiday Season……..

I have about 8 sets of the old C9 light strings that I bought from some factory on Motor Parkway, in Hauppauge, 23 years ago.  Believe me, they don’t owe me anything after all this time.  Every once in a while I had to buy replacement bulbs from Pergament (remember that place) or ACE Hardware and then eventually, Lowe’s and The Home Depot.  This year, no one is carrying the old fashioned painted bulbs.  I guess if I looked on Amazon I could find them.  The Home Depot has a clear, colored glass version in different colors for $2.98 for 8.  Considering a box of 4 used to be $9.99 I guess I’ll have to go with those.