Saturday Slight

 

Kristen Steiger, you rock!

I met Kristen last night, and she quickly resolved a little problem for me. 

So, thank you, Kristen. 

I told her I'd give her a shout out on my blog, and she deserves it. 

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In other news, last night it was the staircase.

This morning, it was the toaster. 

I have a feeling that my new eyes are definitely going to unveil "the big reveal" over the next few days.

My house could use some cleaning. 

Several times yesterday, I walked down the stairs and saw a consistent area of dirt and dusties on the left side of each step. 

I don't know how long they've been building up, but it's obvious that when I sweep the staircase, I don't sweep all the way to the edge. 

That will change, and it already has. 

This morning while waiting for some sausage links to cook, my new eyes focused on the toaster.  

Oh my, the grime I've allowed to build up on it. 

Immediately, I grabbed a paper towel and started in on the toaster.  It will take a bit more work and maybe some cleaning supplies. 

Before Eye No. 2 started operating in about 90 percent mode, I had noticed the build up in various disgusting spots on both bathroom counters.  

Took care of those areas right away. 

Eventually, as I keep noticing stuff (dirty stuff) my old eyes had never seen before, my house should be a lot cleaner than it's been in years. 

It would be a neat idea for ophthalmologists to offer the "full meal deal."  Get your eyes fixed and your house cleaned, all in one package. 

I don't know if Medicare would allow that, but it seems like a plausible idea for the time directly after cataract surgery. Lord knows, with the Babyboomers, there's still a lot of business to be had. 

Maybe some of the local cleaning companies could take up the cause and have the eye doctors provide them a list of the most recent patients. 

Until that happens, I'll be using the elbow grease and a lot of cleaning products, one area at a time. 

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It's cold out there this morning---but pretty. 

The car was completely coated with frost and the mud puddles were a lot prettier than my toaster. 

Bill and I are thinking of driving up to the Mennonite craft sale north of Bonner Ferry today. I warned him that by the time we get there, they'll be sold out. 

Even if we don't find something to buy or something really good to eat, we'll enjoy the drive, as we always do. 

And, so I'll leave you today with some bits of wisdom from "Weird Hollywood," which my friend and editor Helen sent me overnight. 

Some, not all thankfully, ring true. 

Happy Saturday. 

The Genius of Steven Wright:

1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.
3 - Half the people you know are below average.
4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5 - 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
6 - A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
7 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
8 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.
9 - All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.
10 - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
11 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, ..... But she left me before we met.
12 - OK, so what's the speed of dark?
13 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
14 - If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
15 - Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
16 - When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
17 - Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.
18 - Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.
19 - I intend to live forever ... So far, so good.
20 - If Barbie is so popu, why do you have to buy her friends?
21 - Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
22 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
23 - My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."
24 - Why do psychics have to ask you for your name
25 - If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
26 - A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
27 - Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
28 - The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.
29 - To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
30 - The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
31 - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
32 - The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.
33 - Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.
34 - If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
35 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work