Early February Update

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I haven't been getting much exercise lately because I can't get excited about jogging on the treadmill. It's so boring. No cats hiding behind trees to scare me, no frogs lounging on the sidewalk to almost step on. Tonight, in order to avoid the treadmill but still get some exercise, I took a walk outside. It was snowing and all the street lights were on. I walked through the woods and I saw a family of deer running across the path. I said "Hi" to all the dog owners out for a walk with their pooches. It was very idyllic and Norman Rockwell. I have been running a deficit of fresh air lately, so this did me good.

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Here’s a fun video of a group called “Improv Everywhere”. A man pretends to be lost at a New York Knicks game. Really fun.

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From the "Why Didn't I Think Of That?" file is a website with pictures combining actor Tom Selleck, a waterfall scene, and a sandwich.

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I recently wrote about Robert, the man who formerly belonged to the phone number assigned to my BlackBerry from work. As I predicted, I am still getting regular calls from Americredit. Today I got a call which started this way: "I'm calling for Robert _______, is this the correct phone number?" Does that sound like she knows that this is NOT Robert's phone number, but has nothing better to do than to call it and play dumb? I said that this was not Robert's phone number any more, and that I had told her coworkers that. She said "I'm sorry, I didn't know this was no longer Robert's number." Right! I picture their office full of people who quit every other week, and they keep passing the same contact information around to different people and those people call the same numbers and ask the same questions and then they make a note that Robert is no longer at that number, then someone else gets Robert's file, and the first thing they do is call me and pretend they had no idea. Maybe I'll pretend to be Robert the next time she calls and we'll see what happens. Or I'll pretend that I'm also a Phone Call Harassment Representative from Americredit, and try to confuse her.

On a sadder phone note, I got a message on my voice mail for Elaine. Elaine, if you're reading this, Judy has lost her contact information and was dialing your number from memory. She says you two are playing phone tag, and you're it. Sorry, Judy and Elaine. I hope one of you has the other's number. I mean that sincerely - I wish you the best. Especially because you're not from Americredit, Land of the Liars.

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You know the word cyberspace, right? The internet and the web and cloud computing and all that? Do you know what the opposite of cyberspace is, the location where 3-D objects and beings live and breathe? "Meatspace."

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Hope everyone is enjoying the snow - I know I am. I haven't gotten out the snowblower all winter, which is a little unsettling. Winter isn't over yet or anything, but this has been a pretty mild one. Mother Nature has been holding out on us this year - when she gets back from Disney World or wherever she went, she owes us some real snow.

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