Good news, bad news. The good news is that – despite a rather oppressive amount of work to do – I decided to take the day off. The bad news is that, in my exuberance to celebrate having the day off, I stayed up too late and went over my beer quota{{1}}[[1]]Technically, my beer quota for a Thursday night is ‘zero,’ but, what with the Holidays and time off and whatnot, I’ve violated that for two weeks in a row now. Shameful.[[1]] Therefore, I’m not feeling up to par (and I’m still kinda sick, which doesn’t help). So please excuse me for keeping this brief today{{2}}[[2]]I’m assuming that’s OK with the two people who are actually reading this.[[2]].

On the bright side, not only is Joe Ehrmann{{3}}[[3]]I’ll be surprised if anybody other than me actually knows who he is.[[3]] smart, but he looks pretty good for an old guy.

“Black” Friday might be over,{{4}}[[4]]Something to do with the letdown over the Obama “I knew he wasn’t a liberal, so I’m not disappointed” Administration, I think.[[4]] but the deals just keep coming. For instance, I got an e-mail this morning from an establishment I frequent{{5}}[[5]]The kind where you can buy a pallet of toilet paper for $10.99[[5]] with the subject “Save on Holiday Entertaining,” which is funny because I’ve found the best way to save on that is to not let people anywhere near your house.

Anyhow, the deals include “up to” 15% on baked goods – “including shipping.” Yes. I rarely buy baked goods, but when I do, free shipping is key.