Another screwy gimmick we can live without.

Yo. Has anybody besides me tried the latest brainstorm from Downy? It’s called “Downy Unstopables” … teeny flat sprinkles you throw into the wash with your detergent that promise to make your laundry smell nice. To tell you the truth, for years I’d been operating under the premise that lavender-scented Tide and lavender-scented Downy liquid were already doing that … but apparently not, because Downy says you also need their overpriced bottle of smelly little pellets. They offer two meaningless scents: “fresh” or “lush.” Downy’s video clip (see below) clearly illustrates how pointless this product really is.



The actress in the video is a certifiable Einstein who overflows the measuring cap on purpose with at least three times more product than the bottle recommends, which probably makes perfect sense from Downy’s point of view because Unstopables costs $9.99 and you’d be damn lucky to get a dozen wash loads for that price. Bottom line ... if scented detergent and scented fabric softener don’t make your clothes smell good your problem won’t be solved by Downy Unstopables. You’ve got industrial-strength B.O.

For all you geeks out there I’m pleased to announce that Weather.com is indicating a rainy forecast for us! This is excellent news because we’re still under extreme drought conditions here, and every week there’s another pathetic story about longhorn bones and ghost towns showing up in dry lake beds all over the state. (I know, I know. TMI.)

This time the rain even includes a three-day cold front, which is fine with me because it’s December and I don’t plan to leave the house until after Christmas except for weekly scrambled eggs at Denny’s with Sam. (We love their senior specials.) Thank you for reading this.