Fortune Cookie Says . . .

Last weekend we went out for dim sum and came away with some interesting fortunes.  Ready for some fun?

Mine:  “Check an item off of your to-do list.  Prove you can follow through.”   Right.  So, here’s a new post at last.  Check!

Jenna’s:  “This is your day to call the shots.”

Wow, sometimes a good fortune can score you a new bike!  (Just think what might have happened if Mommy got that fortune.)

Kiley’s:  “Sift through your past to get a better idea of the present.”

Thinking, thinking . . .

Done!

And for Hans:  “Here we go.  Low fat, whole wheat green tea.”

Hmmm . . .

Pain at the Pump? Want More for Your Money?

We were out for an evening walk, when a large black beast sped by dragging what at first glance looked and sounded like a garden hose rattling along. 

It was not. 

Hands on the Wheel, Eyes on the Phone

California goes hands-free today, for the farce of improved safety.  Here’s a little Q & A with the CHP that I came across in today’s Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-me-handsfreebox1-2008jul01,0,3153888.story

My favorite answers: 

1) We can still dial.   So yes, you can no longer hold the phone to your ear, but you can hold it in your hand and take your eyes off the road while you push buttons.  After all, how many of us can REALLY dial without looking at the phone?  Dialing has always seemed more dangerous to me than talking, second only to the frantic, eyes-off-the-road digging through wallets, purses and center consoles that often starts the second a phone rings.   To me, the dialing and the digging carry extra danger, and not a bit of it is addressed by this new law.  In fact, the digging may only get worse, because now we are not looking for the relatively large rectangles of our phones, but for the often smaller ear pieces with their tangle of wire or for the wireless headsets (unless we remember to get these out with our car keys, which I for one never do, especially for quick trips round town).

2)  Text messaging is not addressed.  What?  WHAT?  You’ve got to be kidding me.  Texting is WAY worse than dialing.  Who comes up with this stuff?

3)  We pay fines, get a conviction noted on our driving records, but no points, so no insurance dings.  This is pretty equivalent to a parking ticket.  Pay up and walk free.  Now we all know parking tickets aren’t about safety, and neither is this new law.  It smacks of uselessness and more money into government pockets. 

At least before today, I could see that someone had a cell phone to the ear (just like someone holding a coffee or a cigarette or a donut or even a small dog) and I knew to watch out.  Now I just have one more reason to be wary of the police.

The Pink Cat

This lives in my kitchen right now:

 

And sleeps in my kitchen:

It’s been growing for a week now. 

What is it, you ask? 

A child’s toy.  Grow, kitty, grow!

Cute or creepy?

The Pink Egg

Now you see it: 

Now you don’t :)

Look, I have one too!