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5 Lists of 5

I have finally caught the LivingSocial bug. LivingSocial is responsible for those "my five first cars", "five bands I've seen in concert", (etc.) lists that you see on FaceBook. I've come up with not one, but five, of those nostaligia-tinged snippets of short-attention-span exhibitionism. Enjoy.

Summer of Love

Everyone's the star of his own movie. Me of mine. Randall Granier is the star of his. He's even recruiting amateur historians to help him script little bits of his biography, which he'll edit down in some form to use as support material in one of his photography exhibits. That being the case, and this being one of those bits, I'll try to make him the star, not me.

How to Make a Good Martini

I won't say I make the world's best martini, or even a superb martini, but I do make them better than most you buy at a bar. And since I don't charge $15 for mine, I'd say you're in for a treat when I hand you one, in all its cold, clear goodness.

I Thought of This

My idea for caffeine test strips has been realized.

For All Intensive Purposes

Two days ago, someone at work sent out a near-company-wide e-mail describing Clinton-Obama nomination scenarios. It was addressed to all analysts and portfolio managers, with instructions to NOT FORWARD OUTSIDE THE COMPANY! I'm not an analyst or a P.M., so I don't know why I got it. I'm glad I did, though, because of one particular phrase it held.

"If Obama wins there [in Pennsylvania] - it is probably over for all intensive purposes"

Oops! "For all intensive purposes." I love that, and feel so superior (I'm embarrassed to say).

Avis: We Try Harder (to Screw You)

I'll make this short. A recent car rental from Avis, Austin Bergstrom International Airport. Cost of three days' rental: $66. Added fees and taxes: $38 -- an additional 57 percent! Including $10.50 because I didn't have a receipt to prove I had filled up the tank. Apparently, the gas gauge pointing well above 'F' doesn't count.