short takes

Thank you browngirl for demonstrating so clearly that "delicious fruitcake" is not an oxymoron! Wow, yummy!

Another funny Uberkid story from grifyn. Kids and popular radio -- a dangerous combination for groggy parents.

This morning I had the following phone conversation:

Him: Walters Automotive.
Me: Hi, I'd like to make an appointment for an inspection.
Him: Is this the Volkswagen?
Me: Wow, you recognized my voice from just that?
Him: Caller ID -- and why the hell are you at work today?

It occurred to me only later that he hasn't seen this car yet; it's new since the last inspection. (Last year he told me to retire the Mazda. I don't remember if I told him what I replaced it with.) I wonder if one of my coworkers drives a VW and takes it there.

The drink cooler is set on "freeze" today. I haven't had Coke slushies since I was a kid. I wonder why today is different from all other days. (Location within the cooler is significant, so this is solvable.)