Tidbits

I just watched The Late Show and hardly cracked a smile. Part of the reason is that I harbor an intense dislike of Paul Schaeffer. Every time I see him or hear his voice (which is far too often) the red mists of rage rise up and take awhile to settle back down. It doesn't help that the expression on his face is usually that of a man trying to pass a cantaloupe and that his "songs" sound like something I would have made up at age 3. The writing is also kind of blah. Or is it just me?

I'm amused that Qwest has changed their idiotic, but more truthful, "Spirit of Service...Inaction" ads to just plain "Spirit of Service." I realize that it was supposed to be In Action, not Inaction, but no one could pull it off apparently and someone must have clued them in.

Because our furnace has never worked properly, we've relied solely on a wood stove to heat the downstairs and portable electric heaters for the bedrooms. We tend to like a cooler house, so it's never been more than an inconvenience, except when we're going on a trip and don't want to come back to cat-sicles.

This year, we've been particularly slow about getting an adequate wood supply for the winter, so we've been a little worried about making the wood last. The other day, Tom had a brainstorm and figured out that the problem was a set of circuit breakers, so for a $50 part, we now have convenient heat. Yay, heat! The down side is that Cooper has never experienced warm air blowing out of the floor and it appears to be an experience that terrifies him. We're hoping he'll get over it.