Your Free Advice:
"One must beware of anyone who is stupid and diligent—he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always cause only mischief."
"If Candlemas is bright and clear,
There’ll be two winters in the year;
If Candlemas brings snow and rain,
Old winter shall not come again."
...
Or, you can refer to your local Groundhog...
So, the internet tells me that today is "Nothing Day."
Which, in a backhanded kinda way must mean it's Mary Richards Day. Because it is claimed that she can take a Nothing Day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile.
Go ahead. Toss your hat in the air...
I was writing a song recently and had a feeling that I was perhaps stealing a line + melody from someone. It nagged at me for, like, a month until I realized it was from a song I wrote about 20 years ago.
So, I went ahead and used it. Again. I'll sue myself later...
The self-inflicted after-effects of NYE are the same ones people use to argue that turning your clocks forward/backward twice a year cause all sorts of untold havoc to society.
"OMG, I missed an hour of sleep and now I just can't fathom how I'm going to get through the next six months!"
And now begins the process of losing the 20 pounds I've gained since Hallowe'en.
My plan: Reinstate a low-carb diet and smaller portions.
I expect it will take a month to lose what it took two months to add.
Wish me luck.
We are all too aware of the Great Mayan Calendar Failure of 2012. However, I'm absolutely convinced that the world will end tomorrow at the end of the Gregorian Calendar...
The batteries in my 40+ year old Hewlett-Packard 41CX finally went dead. I've had it since sophomore year in college.
I use this every work day, and this is only the third time I've had to replace the batteries...
So, it's actually also "National Whiner's Day."
Feel free to act accordingly but, PLEASE, just keep it to yourself. Nobody else really wants to hear it.
Thanks.
