Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Making Perfect Sense

The other night our family was out and about and we stopped at Sheetz to get some snacks and drinks. I had a small travel mug with me and I went in to fill it up with ice water.
“Can I get some water in this?” I asked the clerk.
“Sure, but I have to charge you […]

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Virginia Sales-Tax Holiday

The Virginia budget contains a sales-tax holiday for three days in August to allow families to purchase educational materials without paying any state tax. Yippee, what a cool idea. I know it was probably introduced to give public schooling families a break since the schools are requesting that parents foot more and more of the […]

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Listening Intently

Me, shrieking excitedly about something at volume ten.
Chris, interrupting: What was that sound?
Me, pausing to listen: What sound?
Chris: That sound I heard while you were talking.
Me, in jest: You were able to hear other things while I was talking? Well, apparently I’m not talking loud enough.
Chris: You could have caused the sound. It might have […]