Heidy-Ho, Blogging, Cliffdiving Pals!!
Yep. Here we are. If I had a dollar for every time I heard "fiscal cliff", I could probably single-handedly pay down the national debt by half!! If I NEVER hear that term again, it will be too soon. I don't know how any of you feel and you are welcome to comment but I am ready to literally "clean house" at the next opportunity. Vote them ALL out and get folks who are willing to sign a pledge to NEGOTIATE!! Perhaps the best folks to run the country are mothers and fathers of toddlers. If you don't think they know how to negotiate, you have never been there!! I will state, for the record, that I believe we need to cut spending dramatically and that entitlement reform is critical to keeping the engine running for the long term. What I don't believe is that anyone has the... ahem... "kahunas"... to step up to the plate and take a home-run swing at both! My rant is done.
So... let's talk about Quality Control. I know you are all aware of it. Who hasn't bought an item of clothing only to find that sneaky Inspector #8 has had a look at it before we made the purchase? :) Yep. Someone, even only a number, is supposed to be sure we are receiving a purchase that does not have any flaws. With that said, I have to wonder where the Quality Control departments were in Mississippi and Louisiana?
Yep. Here we are. If I had a dollar for every time I heard "fiscal cliff", I could probably single-handedly pay down the national debt by half!! If I NEVER hear that term again, it will be too soon. I don't know how any of you feel and you are welcome to comment but I am ready to literally "clean house" at the next opportunity. Vote them ALL out and get folks who are willing to sign a pledge to NEGOTIATE!! Perhaps the best folks to run the country are mothers and fathers of toddlers. If you don't think they know how to negotiate, you have never been there!! I will state, for the record, that I believe we need to cut spending dramatically and that entitlement reform is critical to keeping the engine running for the long term. What I don't believe is that anyone has the... ahem... "kahunas"... to step up to the plate and take a home-run swing at both! My rant is done.
So... let's talk about Quality Control. I know you are all aware of it. Who hasn't bought an item of clothing only to find that sneaky Inspector #8 has had a look at it before we made the purchase? :) Yep. Someone, even only a number, is supposed to be sure we are receiving a purchase that does not have any flaws. With that said, I have to wonder where the Quality Control departments were in Mississippi and Louisiana?
I can find three things wrong with the sign above, spotted at a shopping area in Petal, Mississippi, on a recent trip to visit the in-laws. Do you see them?
The sign above doesn't SEEM to have any problems. It's right here in the Louisiana Town! See the next picture.
The actual name of the street is "SHIRLEY" as evidenced by this (and a multitude of other) signage all along this very long, one-way thoroughfare through town.
Still in Louisiana Town, it seems the signmakers might have gotten it right above?
Oops!! Nope. The street is actually "PLANERMILL"... you know... like a wood-working tool... Planer???
This young man, working on the road near where I took the "Planner Mill" sign photo, wanted to insert himself into the picture when he heard it was to be posted to my blog. I agreed and found it hilarious that the sign HE was holding seemed to address the signmakers who generated and released the street sign by which he stands. Serendipity. :)
Finally, during our return trip from Mississippi the Apollo Greek and Lebanese Cafe' came up on the iPad as a potential lunch candidate. It was close to the Starbucks I insisted we stop at before the last 90 minutes of our trip home so we decided to try it out. We followed the map directions and found ourselves looking down a back street at an Apollo Cafe' sign. Making the turn, we headed to the building to park. When we pulled into the parking lot, the spousal-unit started laughing immediately. I joined him once I looked up onto the building and saw the sight in the picture below.
Finally, during our return trip from Mississippi the Apollo Greek and Lebanese Cafe' came up on the iPad as a potential lunch candidate. It was close to the Starbucks I insisted we stop at before the last 90 minutes of our trip home so we decided to try it out. We followed the map directions and found ourselves looking down a back street at an Apollo Cafe' sign. Making the turn, we headed to the building to park. When we pulled into the parking lot, the spousal-unit started laughing immediately. I joined him once I looked up onto the building and saw the sight in the picture below.
It was actually the Greek-Lebanese restaurant, as advertised. We enjoyed a very nice meal there but still have not resolved the dichotomy of a Greek god name for a Chinese kitchen!!!
I wish a safe, healthy, and prosperous New Year to all of you!!! Until next year...
