What the hell?

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A 'special report' brought to my attention c/o of CNN. No, really.

I click away to see what's going on in the world, and that's the link that caught my eye. Well, after reading about the pop star being booted from space camp. And now that I'm being so forthcoming, the story on why 'Free Willy' should be killed. Last time I checked CNN isn't People magazine, but some of the stories they run make you wonder.

Gosh I feel well rounded.
(But knowing myself I'll probably end up reading about the single boys club. Why don't they write articles about the single, successful, rich women? The lone mention of Julia Roberts doesn't count. Scratch that. Fortune does. See The Most Powerful Women in Business Tis good. With scant mention on the single and most eligible nature.)

Blah, it's hot. No matter the season, the **name removed** household is off kilter. Come winter time you'll be able to blow frost clouds inside. Or wear a hat to breakfast. In the summer it's plain ole sweltering on the 2nd floor where this computer is. Throw in a few plants and keep the windows closed and you'll have a swell greenhouse.

Today we returned the dog. Complete with it's new accessories. What, pray tell, could my parents have purchased in the few days she was here? Let me tell you (as though I had nothing to do with it;)

... a must have for any household: a plastic bone-shaped clear placemat. Complete with doggie words printed everywhere.
... an edible chew bone (a healthy alternative, so we're told by the informative packaging, to roasted pig skins and/or natural sticks....which we used anyway.)
... treat bisquits (which promised to freshen doggie breath. key ingredients being eucalyptus and somethingelseican'trememberrightnow)
... a doggie sweater.

Yes. There was a sale and we bought the dog a sweater. We had my dad measure the pooch over the phone. (Ophelia is decidedly in the 16 inch range. 14 just doesn't cut it.) It was cold over the weekend! (stop laughing) And we thought she needed some gear to protect her against nature's elements. Uh, in her excursions around the block and the high wet grass in the backyard.

Returning the dog took a chunk of the day. And then we stopped in Flushing to buy from the fish market. It's a whole different world out there. The floors are sticky. People seemingly enjoying pushing as a form of entertainment. I rolled my pants up. And cautiously edged the free-roaming blue shelled crab away with my sandals. Fresh but not as organized as you'd like. Or roomy. But definitely an experience. And then we stopped at Filene's on the way home. Gotta love it when Christian L. bags (on sale for only $175) slum in the same bin as lower end items ($99 and $9).

I am pooped from moving slower than molasses with the parents. Time moves on a different scale when we do anything.

So my day has been sucked away, and hopefully I can 'start' tomorrow. I have a list of people to call. And email. And then well, figure out what the hell is going on. Yawn. But that will come.

posted by irene @ 9/03/2002 11:46:00 PM