Daily Archives: March 10, 2021
And Now It’s ‘Jimmies?
Since we’ve got an extended daytrip tomorrow (Up to The Woodlands, back down to Katy, and then home), I stopped off at Costco to top off the Jeep tank and found gas up another 6¢ since Monday, and at $2.29, it’s up 84¢ since November 1st.
Like a lot of their customers, I have my Amazon account set up to use the Amazon Smile program. A part of every Amazon purchase goes to the charity of your choice, in my case, St.Jude Children’s Hospital.
A couple of days ago I received an email from Amazon saying that the Amazon’s quarterly gift to St. Jude’s was $981,247.96.
And this is a grand total of all contributions.
AmazonSmile’s impact:
- $11,035,205.12 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital*
- $241,928,506.19 to all charities in the US
- $266,896,659.48 to all charities worldwide
And even better, there’s no extra cost to you.
Jan and I have started watch another new show called Debris on NBC. With a distinct ‘X-Files’ feel, it follows two agents, one CIA and the other MI6, who are tasked with tracking down ;debris’ falling to earth from a wrecked alien traveling through the solar system. And the ‘debris’ has very strange properties and effects on people. Two episodes so far, but very good.
And speaking of good, Jan and I are running into the problem of Too Much of A Good Thing, as least as far as TV is concerned. With all the channels available for streaming, and so many different programs, it’s getting harder and harder to keep up.
But I guess it’s a good problem to have.
First it was Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and the Indian maiden on the Land O’ Lakes box, and now it’s Jimmies, though you may known them as Sprinkles
BTW the Indian maiden, and the Land O’ Lakes logo was designed by …wait for it … an Indian artist.
Thought For The Day:
VACCINATION ALERT
This happened yesterday and is important information for our age group. A friend had his 2nd dose of the vaccine at the vaccination center after which he noticed blurred vision on the way home. When he got home, he called the vaccination center for advice and to ask if he should go see a doctor or be hospitalized. He was told NOT to go to a doctor or a hospital, but just return to the vaccination center immediately and pick up his glasses!
