Reason, aim, fire

Can I truly describe today's Thursday Morning Bullet post as random? Dictionary.com provides the following definition:

random -adjective
proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason,
or pattern: the random selection of numbers

Well, I do have an aim: to attempt to indicate that I am still thinking and breathing and otherwise operating as an intelligent life-form.

I also have a reason: having not been all that prolific on the blog of late, it is time to return to some semblance of normalcy.

What I do not have is a pattern.

At least, I do not think that I have one. If anyone out there can identify a definitive pattern in the bullets today, without resorting to feeding them into a supercomputer running pattern recognition software, please leave me a comment and submit your findings via email. After that, you should probably apply for a position within NASA.

• There was a house fire several days ago about a mile and a half from chez trek. No idea what happened and it wasn't in the news.



• Plywood nailed over windows makes a building look so sad.



• Amazon had a huge list of free Kindle books yesterday. I "bought" several.
  
  • One Deadly Sisteris a series opener featuring Philadelphia law student, Sandy Reid.
  
  
  
  • A Plunder By Pilgrimsis a short story featuring Garrison Gage, a reclusive ex-detective. He also stars in The Gray and Guilty Sea.
  
  
  
  • Perfect Crimeis about a San Francisco woman who manages to murder her cheating husband. She figures she got away with the perfect crime but then the doorbell rings.
  
  
  
  • The Last Witchis the story of Aradia, a witch who moves to Salem, Massachusetts.
  
  
  
  • The Thirteenth Unicornis a fantasy story aimed at younger readers. I think Neatnik might enjoy this one.



• I acquired Debbie Viguie's first book in the Psalm 23 Mysteries Series, The Lord is My Shepherd,for free back in October. I liked it, so I checked the second volume, I Shall Not Want,out of the library.



• Got the third book, Lie Down in Green Pastures,for free on May 3rd.



• The limited-time free promotional list has been a great way for me to discover new authors.



• Oh, speaking of third volumes in a series, remember the pair of books I reviewed in the Prescription for Trouble series? I saw the third book, Diagnosis Death,on the library's new release shelf.



• I checked it out after reading the back cover. I'm about halfway through and Mabry's gotten better.



• Wanted to take Neatnik to a theme park over the weekend.



• I have discount coupons to make the ticket prices somewhat more bearable and I was on the phone with a hotel for a one-night stay before I thought to consult the weather bureau.



• It's supposed to rain all weekend.



• Harumph.



• I might mention that it is gorgeously sunny right now.



• Abigail is blogging again down in Key West. Tell her I sent you.



• NumberGuy lost 18 pounds - yay for him!



• Bridge partners say they found some of them.



• I got a small, unmarked envelope in the mail earlier this week. It was full of Box Tops.



• I logged into Ravelry this morning for the first time in months.



• There were a few messages there which was really nice. One was from someone else who wants to send me Box Tops.



• Maybe we'll finally make our school goal.



• The spring semester is officially over.



• Sort of.



• I have one student who blew off the final in favor of going to work.



• Also blew off the makeup exam appointment.



• I briefly considered feeling sorry for this student but then I got busy prepping up for the compressed summer term course I am teaching and all of my school-related emotional energy was rerouted past my sympathy center.



• One of my last students to finish the final final had to show me some work on her flash drive. She had a 8GB Kingston.I told her all about the new Kingston Data Traveler Locker+.



• An old friend sent me an email this morning. Seems he is interested in some new business venture and wants me on-board.



• Not sure what sort of ship this is. Waiting on a reply to my reply.



• The joys of email-tag.



• Sure hope he responds before next Saturday.



• You know, May 21st.



• Wonder if he got rapture insurance for his dog...



• One wonders, however, if the people not taken up are all untrustowrthy, do you really want to trust your pets to them?



• Neatnik still enjoys the Webkinz. The other day, she was playing online and whatever it was she was playing scared the daylights out of the pet.



• No, I am not clear at all on the details.



• She said that the pet was a 0% happiness so she took her to the spa and the happiness meter zoomed up to 100%.



• Wish all of life's problems could be solved so easily, don't you?



• Not counting water, tea is the most perfect beverage. Especially my preferred flavor/brand, Twinings English Breakfast Tea.



• Helps make the allergy symptoms a little more bearable.



• Everyone around me seems to be coughing, sneezing, sniffling, and scrubbing at their sore, swollen, bloodshot eyes.



• Yes, me too.



• I am not complaining.



• Better living through pharmaceuticals!



• And nasal lavage.



• I use a straight bottle provided by Dr PreciousMetal.



• I don't think I could use this particular model by Blue Rhino...