Defending the indefensible.

I found this incredible video clip online and wanted to share it with y’all. It’s Jon Stewart from “The Daily Show,” commenting on Bob Costas’ recent interview with America’s premier deviant, Jerry Sandusky.

Holy crapola.

Trivia Issue #1. This week Sam got fed up with our dry cleaner after a lousy customer service experience with the owner’s snotty wife. He decides to try Pyramid Cleaners four blocks from home, where they hand him an illegible receipt for his dress shirts scribbled on the back of somebody else’s cash register tape. And if that’s not creepy enough … when Sam goes back to pick up his order yesterday it’s in a plastic bag from the Hilton Fontainebleau in Miami Beach.

Sam won’t be going back. Fortunately, there are plenty of other options here in Mesquite, as clearly illustrated on the map that follows.

Trivia Issue #2. The Howdygram is very thankful for store warranties. This afternoon when Sam got home from his third and final root canal treatment we drove over to Mattress Firm and arranged to return our new — and visibly saggy — king-size Simmons Beautyrest bed. Maybe we’re just a couple of cranky consumers for expecting a $2,100 mattress set to last a little longer than six months! The store was very accommodating, however, and we picked out a swell Sealy Posturepedic (pictured below) to take its place … and it even cost $457 less than the Simmons.

The big swap is scheduled for Saturday and you’re welcome to come over and watch. Please send an email if you’re interested. I’ll get a coffee cake.

I have a doctor appointment this morning at 9:15, just a routine quarterly thing for lab work and possibly to adjust my meds. I already know my blood sugar numbers aren’t as low as they should be since I started using injectable Victoza, but I don’t want Dr. M to get me started on insulin. Insulin has drawbacks, the biggest one being that it turns your extra glucose into fat rather than energy … and if there’s one thing I definitely don’t need, it’s FAT.

Bedtime. Don’t forget to turn out the lights when you’re through here.