Any time I have to set the alarm for a time earlier than 6:00 am had better be a huge money making or personally fulfilling opportunity or a life changing event. I mean, no one should have to wake up and leave the house before the sun comes up!

My neighbors are about on my last nerve with letting their dogs run free. We do have a leash law in this county and even if we didn’t have the law it is common sense to protect your dog from getting run over and to protect your neighbors kids from a dog bite. There are three houses on my street alone that routines let their dogs roam freely. I’m not sure how to handle this, but I don’t like it.

In high school, I was able to find a part time job after school at a local florist shop. I loved that job and still love flowers – very easy way to score big brownie points with me.

In fact, I’ve worked for several different florists for short periods of time over the years. At the major holidays they are usually glad to have experienced help and I enjoy the hub bub, helping out, and being around the flowers and plants.

All the fall TV shows are wrappingup their regualr season this week and having their season finales. This is an exciting week for a lot of show fans. Then we are left with the pits for entertainment. All these crappy Christmas specials and lots of reruns. This time of year really sucks for people who like certain adult shows and don’t want to watch Frosty the Snowman for the 20th time. Especially when there aren’t any ankle biters in the household. Time to stock up on movies and fire up the DVD player. The only thing on TV that i’ll be watching after this week is the Craig Ferguson show.

Stopped at the corner market this afternoon on the way home to fill up the car at $3.09 per gallon. That’s pretty much the cost of gas anywhere in the Nashville area this week. They were having a problem with the pumps taking credit and debit cards, so I had to go inside to pay for the gas and get my receipt.

While standing in line I noticed a display in a little cooler with two unusual new flavors of sodas. One is Sunkist Float and the other is A & W Float. They come in glass bottles, which is also unusual. There was no price anywhere, but I’m sure they are in the $1.50 to $2.00 range, as all the other sodas are in that range.

The Sunkist Float is supposed to taste like a Dreamsicle and the A & W is supposed to be a typical root beet float. I didn’t succumb to temptation this time, but I suppose when the weather gets warmer and they are ice cold in a cooler that I will try one or both of them.