Good news, bad news. The good news is that – despite a rather oppressive amount of work to do – I decided to take the day off. The bad news is that, in my exuberance to celebrate having the day off, I stayed up too late and went over my beer quota{{1}}[[1]]Technically, my beer quota for a Thursday night is ‘zero,’ but, what with the Holidays and time off and whatnot, I’ve violated that for two weeks in a row now. Shameful.[[1]] Therefore, I’m not feeling up to par (and I’m still kinda sick, which doesn’t help). So please excuse me for keeping this brief today{{2}}[[2]]I’m assuming that’s OK with the two people who are actually reading this.[[2]].<\/p>\n
On the bright side, not only is Joe Ehrmann{{3}}[[3]]I’ll be surprised if anybody other than me actually knows who he is.[[3]] smart, but he looks pretty good for an old guy<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Black” Friday might be over,{{4}}[[4]]Something to do with the letdown over the Obama “I knew he wasn’t a liberal, so I’m not disappointed” Administration, I think.[[4]] but the deals just keep coming. For instance, I got an e-mail this morning from an establishment I frequent{{5}}[[5]]The kind where you can buy a pallet of toilet paper for $10.99[[5]] with the subject “Save on Holiday Entertaining,” which is funny because I’ve found the best way to save on that is to not let people anywhere near your house. <\/p>\n Anyhow, the deals include “up to” 15% on baked goods – “including shipping.” Yes. I rarely buy baked goods, but when I do, free shipping is key.<\/p>\n