It’s a wonderful day to be alive and don’t forget to floss.

It’s raining in north Texas. Hard. According to Weather.com we’ve had 1¼ inches since 2 a.m. with at least another inch or two expected by the end of the day. The current weather map is posted below for your possible interest with a teeny red star indicating Howdygram headquarters. If you zoom in, I’m the one in a pink robe sucking TicTacs. (Our drought is over, by the way.)

In a temporary fit of unexplained passion I just ordered some Liberty Orchards Sugar-Free Fruit Delights on Amazon.com ... three boxes for $15.77 with free two-day shipping. Just in case you don’t know whether or not this is a great deal, if you shop on Liberty Orchard’s website the same three boxes cost $53.80 ($13.95 per box and $11.95 to ship). Holy crap, right?

The Howdygram is pleased to relay the following breaking news from Foodbeast. On March 8 Taco Bell will introduce NACHO CHEESE DORITOS TACO SHELLS in its restaurants throughout the United States, and they’ve even got a real-time countdown on their website in case you’re one of those screwballs who always has to be first in line. Apparently there’s a frightening population of Taco Bell fanatics who’ve been begging for these for years. All I can say is, it’s a wonderful day to be alive and don’t forget to floss.

And now for a thrilling product announcement from Nabisco! Apart from being the world’s top selling cookie (really?) Oreos will celebrate their 100th birthday on March 6 with a limited-edition batch of BIRTHDAY-CAKE OREOS that will be available in stores nationwide starting next week.

I have no idea what’s actually different about these other than a teeny “100” stamped on the cookie and all those flecks of inedible dyed glitter injected into the filling. Enjoy. Seriously.

I’d better go back to bed now even though we have no plans today due to the weather plus the fact that Sam is working from home this weekend and has to stay close to his computer. The last part of that sentence is actually not as bad as it sounds because we get to hang around in pajamas, watch a couple of movies and I’ll make a big matzo omelet for lunch.

Thank you for reading this.