Random Thoughts

[Fireball]

Me, listening to a song I never heard before by some obscure musician: Omg.... He's an artist. 

Listening to other songs by the same guy: ....Erm. Just the one song. He's a genius in that one song.

Lots of one-hit wonders out there.

Geckos are a most welcome house guest.

Having a cat and three dogs makes life a challenge here for a gecko who gets seen.  They are around, and if they are careful they are welcome to stay.  I found a little one scooting across the kitchen floor the other night sans tail.  I moved him to less populated territory.

We planted our front "yard" with drought-tolerant plants, and had many yards of wood chips put in (Oh, my aching back!) and use underground hoses with holes (drawing a blank on the actual name, a byproduct of waking up at 3+ AM). As a result, there are "bugs in the bark", and lizards all over the place. I like it, actually. Whenever I see one, I call out, "Run lizard, RUN!". Strangely enough, they aren't afraid of us, and in fact, my little Maltese dog was friends with some of them, as well as some of the finches that took dirt baths inches from her. Ever seen a lizard touch noses with a dog? That would be my sweet little Daisy dog.

Tomorrow is National Cheeseburger Day!  I'm not sure how I'll celebrate.  I'm more a hamburger person.

One of my son's friends and he went into a hamburger joint, where the #1 was a burger, #2 was a double burger, #3 was a cheeseburger, etc., and ordered a #3 without cheese.    Maybe pull the same scheme on the people you are potentially buying from tomorrow, as a joke? In my son's friend's case, the cashier simply pointed out that what he wanted was a #1. The guy really is a space cadet.

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"Cheeseburger, hold the cheese", problem solved!

When I was stationed in Arizona there was a fast food place we would stop at frequently.  The man in my life at the time would stop and grab food on his way home.  For me he would order a cheeseburger, ketchup only.  More often than not I got a hamburger with ketchup.  Of course he was still upcharged for the cheese.

Oh, yeah. One time one of my sons and I went into a local Carl's Junior, and I asked for the Famous Star(?) with lettuce and tomato only, because I didn't want pickles (if so equipped) or any sauce. I got a lettuce and tomato sandwich, and when I brought it back to the counter asking, of course, "Where's the beef?", the gal got all defensive. i can understand it, sort of, because I did say, "lettuce and tomato only", but I still did ask for a hamburger. I've pretty much given up on fast food for health reasons anyway, but this kind of thing makes it a lot easier to avoid.