Looking Around

Have you ever looked around and considered the insanity of the things humans have created? I'm talking about microwaves, airplanes, radios, skyscrapers, cell phones, computers, submarines, electric razors, all things electric, sunglasses, space shuttles, and a thousand other things we casually walk by and use every day without giving it a second thought. Yes, you can quote a text, or laws of physics, or whatever, but how did we get from grunting to knowing how to leave Earth? Seems like utter lunacy. They'd have burned us at the stake 500 years ago for just a whisper of these things.

New Suit

In October, I went shopping for a new suit. Right away I noticed that my favorite brand, Kenneth Cole, was on sale, half off. Fortune was favoring me.

I took one of the blazers off the rack and tried it on, but I needed the next size up. I slid the hangers back and forth, looking, but they didn't have a 48 Regular, so I grabbed the 46R and took it to the cashier to ask if they had one in the back.

When I handed her the coat she narrowed her eyes, pursed her lips, and silently sized me up.
"You realize this suit is a slim?"

There was a pregnant silence. "Yes," I replied. "That's why I am asking for the next size up from my normal 46R … to balance out the difference."

She looked doubtful, but turned to her computer and hit some keys. Nope, they didn't have that size.

So, I bought a Ralph Lauren instead. Classic fit - not slim.

Lunch

Is it just me, or does anyone else start thinking about lunch almost as soon as breakfast ends.