Miscellaneous (a)musings...

A FRIENDLY REMINDER...
...to those of you who haven't done so yet--TAKE DOWN your outdoor Christmas decorations, already!  A good rule of thumb: if it's Elvis' birthday (like today), and you still have your Yuletide stuff out, this is a sure sign of mental illness, because Christmas is OVER!  Or as they say in Brooklyn, OVAH!  I will, however, excuse the good people of eastern Colorado and western Kansas who are still stuck in that snowdrift—just get to it whenever you can, folks...

TRUTH IN ADVERTISING?
I love the commercials for this insomnia reliever product called Ambien: "Side effects may include drowsiness..." I would hope so!

DO YOU THINK...
...there will ever come a day when Tony Danza plays a character than isn't named "Tony"?

HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD...
...a version of the classic song "Soul Man" that doesn't include "Play it, Steve!" right before the guitar solo?  Surely somebody named Dave or Louie has played guitar on a version of the song...

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
Actual patient name at my workplace last week: Donita Doctor. Apparently so!

THE CHRYSLER "BINKY"?
Was stopped at a traffic light the other day behind a vehicle called the Chrysler Pacifica. The way the sun was shining off the nameplate on the back, I thought it said "Pacifier"!

AND NOW A WORD FROM--OH WAIT, NOT YET!
In between all the "American Idol" promos, Fox-TV did manage to work in the big football game tonight between Ohio State and Florida.  While the talking heads were yapping away during the pre-game show, the "Star-Spangled Banner" began playing in the stadium.  You could tell that Fox was about to fade to a commercial instead of airing the anthem, but wisely decided to stay with it, once the song started.  Good thing they did too, or I would have been forced to author a nasty rant about Mr. "Truth, justice and the Republican way", Fox-TV head honcho Rupert Murdoch, accusing him of being a phony patriot for allowing this to happen.  Maybe next time, huh?