fine whine

Today at lunch I fled the office for what I called 'some errands' though what I really amounted to was 'shopping'.

I went to Target and Lowe's, to look at digital cameras and bricks, respectively. Target had been clearing out display models over the weekend and had some rather nice deals on warranty-less and non-returnable cameras that I wasn't willing to grab on Saturday when I was last there, and today I found all the good stuff gone. Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I purchased twenty eight more bricks for our back yard. We're trying to make it look like somebody's done some work back there, not just put holes there (as was the result of our dandelion purge that is still ongoing). It was nice to get away from my desk, as today I didn't feel like working very much. This is not to say that I'm not working, just that I'm not fond of doing so.

In further Honda Odyssey news, they're still all over the place. I saw four on my drive this morning, and another six at lunchtime. There is only one in the parking lot at work, and it's a light-grey/silver new model, probably less than half a year old.

The most striking one, however, was the bright yellow taxicab. Columbus residents can likely call 444-4444 and request cab 216, which is probably one they use for groups headed to airports and whatnot.

I realize that I could pay attention to any common vehicle and see so many and it would stand out (such as the new Mustang or the Mini when those first appeared) but this... this borders on uncanny.