Misty is trying to kill me with health food. The other morning I was planning on having some good ol' toast and butter and jelly. mmmm. What's this? No Jelly? Why, Misty had just beent to the grocery store the day before to stock up. What gives?
"Misty?" I say.
"Yes, Dear?"she says.
"Do we have any jelly?"
"No."
I'm perplexed, but I continue. "Didn't you go to the store yesterday?"
"Yes."
"Did you forget to buy jelly?"
Silence.
I continue, "Did you think to buy jelly?"
"Yes," she says, "I thought about it."
Now, I think I'm getting the picture. "But you didn't buy it?"
"No."
"Why," I say.
"Because it has high fructose corn syrup in it and it's bad for you. I bought honey instead. It's better for you."
Grrrrrrr.
Maybe I should stock up on these Bible Bars. Wheat, barley, raisins, honey, figs, pomegranates, you know, what they ate in the Old Testament. Actually, they left out the roasted bull, goat, and those sweet flakes of wholesome goodness from heaven, Manna. Part of a well-balanced breakfast!

Vote for Jack

I remember sometime ago, when I was a kid, I saw one of my friends biting his fingernails. I thought to myself, “Hmm, they say that’s a habit. I wonder if I could start biting my nails today and make a habit of it.” I’ve been biting my nails ever since.

Well, I did it again. I began a habit on purpose. It’s “24.”

I’ve heard so much about this program, how compelling it was and how addictive it was. So, having never seen an episode before in my life, what did I do? I instructed my Netflix lackeys to send me the first three discs of season one. So far, we’re into hour five, and we can’t wait to watch hours six and seven tonight.

I love suspense, so does Misty. This program is brilliant suspense. The plot thickens and changes and morphs from episode to episode. It is also refreshing to see a hero (Jack Bauer) do the right thing, regardless of policy and protocol. We need that in our government today. I vote for Jack Bauer for President.

Sadness...

Misty's dad died last week. A better man than Ralph would be hard to find. He was my mentor, and I will miss him greatly. I love you, Dad.