Macomb County Road Commission and Channeling My Inner Whitney

I work next door to a sewage treatment plant. Today, it smells like poop. They must be stirring up crap, literally.

Last Sunday, I pried two blocks of wood off of the wall in my basement. I have no idea what they were there for. It was very satisfying to swing the old hammer around. I totally had my way with those blocks and I did minimal damage to the paneling (nothing that a little spackle can’t fix!).

The other day, I a cartoon sexy woman decal on the back window of a minivan. She was in a provocative pose and not wearing much clothing. On the incongruity scale, how does it compare with the time I saw the Korn decal on a Lincoln Navigator?

Listening to my mp3 player and Whitney Houston’s “It’s Not Right But It’s OK.” Love that song. “It’s not right, but it’s ok, I’m gonna make it any way…” Every time I hear it, I think of Kelly from Marian who used to do a wicked Whitney impersonation. Every once in awhile, I feel the need to channel my inner Whitney.

A couple months ago I called the Macomb County Road Commission to complain about the timing of lights in my area. Specifically, there were 2 lights that bothered me because I hit the red lights EVERY TIME. I left a voicemail and to my shock, someone called me back! I talked for about 15 minutes with one of their people. (Civil engineer? Traffic controller? I’m not really sure.) I was very impressed by his knowledge of the area and why the lights are timed the way they are. He assured me he would look into my complaints and encouraged me to call again if anything ever came up again. I have noticed that the timing of one of the lights has changed! I only hit the red light about half the time now!!! So delighted!

I ordered a car kit for my mp3 player (you know, the thingy that goes into a tape deck in your car stereo, see "Idiot Tax" post below). It cost 6 dollars. It worked for about a week and then something mechanical was not functioning right (not surprising. It didn't look like it was very high quality). So I took it apart on Sunday night and dissected the interaction of the plastic gears. SO FUN. I figured out that there were 2 pieces of plastic flash that were causing the interference. I used nail clippers to trim the flash and BOOM, my car kit works again. Yay.