View From the Bushes

Last night my daughter decided that she wanted to take the whole family and go to Marie Callender's for her birthday dinner. For some reason, which I've yet to fully figure out, I ordered a steak, medium rare. What I got was a well-done hamburger. I thought about sending it back, but my kids were already done with their meal by the time I got mine, so that wasn't really an option.

Speaking of the kids, initially they all wanted to order macaroni and cheese. It clearly states on the menu that it's Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, which means we would have spent $4 a plate for something you can buy at the store for 75 cents a box. Fortunately, we managed to talk them in to chicken strips and fries, still something we can do pretty cheaply at home, but at least the horrible deal we were getting wasn't quite so transparent.

Since Christmas is on a Saturday, tomorrow is the day I get off. The day after Christmas I leave for a week long skiing and snowmobiling vacation, then of course, there's New-Year's Eve and New-Year's Day. The upshot of all this is that the next time you can count on a blog entry will be January 3rd, though I might pop on during the vacation and post something (then again, I might not). So whomever you are and wherever you are, have a Merry Christmas (and while you're at it read about some ridiculous attempts to get people to stop saying that.)

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross