Three things that made me laugh out loud

1. My husband went out to dinner with his friend from college and her girlfriend. The waiter looked at them said, "Aren't you a lucky man!"

2. I'm doing some work for a client in the retirement living biz. Check out the bio on its founder:
- He invented the humane animal stockcar for transportation of livestock when he was 35 years old.
- He built his namesake tower, which was the tallest building in Chicago for some time.
- And, he built the Peace Bridge between the U.S. and Canada for which he was recognized with a monument erected in his honor – the only American in Canada to have a dedicated monument.

A.M. was in the process of obtaining a patent for personal flying machines when he passed away at the age of 94. He thought every American should have his or her own flying machine for under $1,000.

3. Meteorologist on NPR: "Spring is just in people's heads. From my perspective, there's winter, there's summer, and in between there's violent unpredictability."

(Especially appropriate here. Today's forecasted high: 65, sunny. Tomorrow's: 28, snow flurries.)

Other news -- I did in fact turn down that job in Schaumburg, sadly but happily. My parents made it back from Tierra del Fuego without having to use the international funeral insurance they insisted on telling us about in some detail. We finally watched Lost in Translation last night and I can't believe how insane this is. Don't ever buy Beltran Crianza; it was marked down from $12 to $5 at Binny's and is still a big gyp. 

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