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Today we wish a fond Happy Birthday to Liza Minnelli, born in 1946. She's an actress (in case anybody didn't know). A few days ago as MrsPest and I were watching one of these cops-and-robbers shows and I was gagging over that horrible smudge-pot make-up job they did to that poor unfortunate actress to turn her into the Penelope Garcia character, MrsPest noticed that my big toe was sticking out of the big hole in my shoe. So yesterday I decided to buy a new pair. I strolled in and asked if they still sell this same style and the salesman says well, they've changed the style, but here's what we've got. So I said okay, have you got it in black, size 11. So he brought out a pair, I tried them on, they fit the same as the old ones. So I strolled over to the payment booth and paid. He handed me this enormously long sales receipt, which I measured when I got home. Slightly over 16 inches! Hey folks, how much paper does it take to say "Footlocker Inc. One Pair Nike Air Max $XXX.XX"? Well anyhow, they fit the same as the old ones, so I'm happy. But you'd think Footlocker Inc would save a bundle on their paper bill if they printed shorter receipts. But maybe somebody else is paying for their paper. Sounds like what the famous economist Arthur Pigou was talking about when he said something about how dumping part of your costs onto somebody else's budget leads to inefficiency. Well anyhow, today it's raining. That's fine. I've got nothing scheduled for the day anyhow. Happy Rain Dancing! OrneryPest |
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