life in the minivan lane

Ungrateful???

January 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I noticed I didn’t do a post on what I’m grateful for for yesterday, so I guess I’ll have to come up with two today.

And I have at least one.

I am grateful for …

Domino’s Pizza.

Okay, so go figure — pizza. Well, let me explain. I own and run a tax business, so the time frame between Jan. and Apr. I spend a *LOT* of time at and near work. I mean a lot of time. In my strip mall is a Domino’s pizza. Close enough that unless it’s below zero I don’t need to toss on a coat to go there.

Their pizza is not the greatest, the other dishes (wings, buffalo kickers) are passable, the sweets, well I’ll admit to having a particular weakness for the cinnamon sticks.

But all in all, the convenience factor tops the charts.

So – between Jan. and Apr. I know I can count on having more than my share of Domino’s pizza.

And between May and Dec., well heck I live in the Chicago area — I can find *GOOD* pizza then

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Life’s lessons

January 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment

We all have a concept of what “school” is — it’s where we go and learn and get educated. Well, education comes from many sources other than school. Sometimes I like to use quotes, I have a couple of links on my google home page, and I’ll find some of the most obscure things. (Hmmm maybe I can start adding quote lines to my blog — I hope my dear readers wouldn’t get mad if the quote did not necessarily go with the entry.

Once in a while though – I can come up with a zinger myself.

This week’s (month’s? year’s? geez I hope it doesn’t take that long for me to say something pithy) winner

The school of hard knocks has a very high tuition.
– Mary Allison Wu

Also found, when looking to see if I had manage to use a quote that I remembered from somewhere (instead of having an original idea)

The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
Menander (342 BC – 292 BC)

Guess the esteemed institution of the “school of hard knocks” has been around for a LONG time.

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