Autobiographical Corner
The weather is so hot, the thermometers have stopped working. My iGoogle homepage application said the temperature in my town would hit 108. That's what a local radio station announced, too. My friend's car thermometer said it hit 107. Another friend's car thermometer said the mercury topped out at 103 yesterday. Yet another Internet application said it didn't get past 100. So heck if I know how hot it got yesterday, but it was brutal. * * * * * * * So my 17-year-old daughter, Abbie, takes her little sister, Meg, out to eat last night, then they go to the video store to select a movie. She texts me for a recommendation. I text back, "Magic Mike!" She didn't know anything about the movie (though she reads all those trashy People magazine knockoffs), so she goes to the front desk and asks if they have it. The woman said, "No, it's still in theaters." That was pretty funny, but then Abbie said to the woman, "Darn, my Dad really wanted to see it." Talk about a joke backfiring (although I honestly figured she knew the text was a joke). This is a small town and my name is on the account. I'm just wondering how many clients I'll lose when it gets out that this local attorney is queer. Then again, maybe I'll corner the Left clientele, which, at last check, consisted of about eight people. * * * * * * * Michigan has a budget deficit? Naw. We have plenty of money: "Talking urinal-deodorizer cakes have been distributed to Michigan Licensed Beverage Association members . . . state officials announced. A recorded message will play reminding men who step up to the urinals to call a cab or a friend, if needed, to get home safely." Link.
