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This one warrants a complaint- I ordered two sausage egg biscuits at McDonalds- just like it says on the marquee- 2.19 each- then they charged too much --5.47-- and I asked about this-- window person asked if I wanted cheese, I responded "I didn't order cheese- no cheese".And then she corrected the order and charged the correct amount. When I got to the pickup window I asked "are you sure that this does NOT have cheese - I cannot eat cheese. I was told, "no cheese" So I pull off and check and sure enough, cheese on both sandwiches... So I park and get out in the pouring rain, go in and explain the situation- I do not want cheese... After apologies, I was mindlessly asked if I wanted cheese. I responde "No I do not want cheese- is this hard to understand?" Then I hear the front line manager asking the line to fill the order promptly. Then the lady who picked this up asked if I ordered cheese. At this point I yell, no cheese! I do not want cheese! I...

Do you ever have an earworm visitation? this one has been in my head today...from my childhood Kingston Trio The Merry Minuet lyrics-you can hear it here Sheldon Harnick They're rioting in Africa. They're starving in Spain. There's hurricanes in Florida and Texas needs rain. The whole world is festering with unhappy souls. The French hate the Germans. The Germans hate the Poles. Italians hate Yugoslavs. South Africans hate the Dutch and I don't like anybody very much! But we can be tranquil and thankful and proud for man's been endowed with a mushroom shaped cloud. And we know for certain that some lovely day someone will set the spark off and we will all be blown away. They're rioting in Africa. There's strife in Iran. What nature doesn't do to us will be done by our fellow man. Kingston Trio The Merry Minuet lyrics

We are back from a mini- trip that included a night in Augusta KY at a B&B (see the ferrycam for the view), a visit to historical sites at Limestone ( Maysville ) KY, including the Gateway Museum , Paris KY, the Kentucky Horse Park , The Cane Ridge Meeting House and a stopover in Frankfort. We are off to the Apple Harvest Festival at Shakertown in the morning and hope to make it to the Kentucky History Center on the way home.

We have been contemplating a new (for us) vehicle, and today we followed up on our fairly in-depth research, settling on a Nissan X-Terra with low miles (38K). It's not that I could no longer stand not having a car payment, but the 1996 Sable was going to require more repairs that the car was literally worth according to Blue Book. So now we are climbing up into the seat rather than needing a lift ramp to get out of one. I like the responsive 6 cylinder and the quiet ride. I especially liked the fact that CarMax lived up to its reputation of no hassle and no haggling.

Went to Actor Theater last night for the first of our subscription series of plays. This one was 43 Plays for 43 Presidents . It was a very lively, and entertaining, if a bit dark in places, series of 43 two minute plays based on the lives of our presidents. The troupe was very talented and versatile, as five actors covered all the roles. At the end of the final performance the audience got to choose the 44th president and the troupe proceeded based on audience feedback. Obama was the overwhelming choice- a few couples, us included, failed to generate enough noise to compete. We are in high hopes that the general populace will render up some more boisterous support for McCain! Unfortuneatly, in these times, much ado about nothing makes all the difference. Earnie and I gave the play two thumbs up. Dinner, on the other hand was a tragic mistake. Joe's Crab Shack lost its flagship restaurant and corporate offices to Ike, but I don't think that was the problem. We were told only ...

I had to travel to Indianapolis Sunday for a meeting and got out just as IKE was rolling in. We saw a large exit sign in the middle of I-65 Southbound in Louisville, a tree across the southbound lane north of Sellersburg and encountered a downed powerline across the Interstate as well. Indy was not hit as hard as was forecast, at least from what we saw. On the return trip we saw lots of damage in southern Indiana, and went about fifty miles in search of restroom facilities...either no water or power outages everywhere we tried along the way. We rolled into home about 8 PM and were glad to find no damage to our home. One neighbor lost a row of about half a dozen mature pear trees broken off at about 2 feet above the ground...