Thursday miscellanea #164

Hello, December! It’s a little joy and a little terror to hear that end-of-year clock ticking so loudly, isn’t it?
I read more than one place recently (when I became interested after a colleague’s comment) that we have tarantulas in Alabama. Indeed, supposedly we have them all over the southeast. Any local ever seen a tarantula in the wild around here?
I’m so pleased women’s boots have stayed “in” for another season.
Fired up the gas logs last night. Had a neat shot of Knob Creek Single Barrel in a snifter with them. Yeah, that’s 120 proof. That needs a spot of water.
How do you make peace with rental beds? I imagine that the only people to sleep in them before me were beautiful naked women.
Well, Ron Zook didn’t make it. I hate that. He’s another great guy who just doesn’t win quite enough to keep a head job in an AQ conference. Here’s hoping he lands somewhere favorable, whether it be a head job somewhere smaller or a good assistant position, because he’s got a lot to offer.
I love Viet Huong, but if you’re not sitting down by 11:15, good luck. I was craving Vietnamese yesterday but got loose at a poor time for it, so I went to Saigon in Madison. I don’t like it quite as much, but it’s 90%, I think. You ever think you’d see a Vietnamese place, two Thai restaurants, and a teppanyaki house in Madison?