Category: Life with Pratts

Bye Five Guys

Mark Evanier may have excellent experiences at Five Guys, but after tonight I’m giving up on the fast food chain. For the second time in a row I’ve had a problem. The first time I didn’t lose any money but this time I’m out almost half the cost of the order. The food isn’t healthy anyway, so it’s just as well. It’s not like I’m going to patronize McDonald’s instead. I’ve had better luck in the past with another Five Guys location, but it isn’t convenient to work. I’ll just give up take-out burgers.

Stimulating the economy

Behold! My venerable and beloved Sony 32XBR100 has left the porch and is now being used by Eric for his “classic” video game setup. In its place is a Samsung LN40D630, and this one came without a vertical line of red pixels. The LN40D630 has received uniformly positive reviews, with the most comprehensive of them being at this link. The stand came from Target.

Mad Men and Englishmen

Tonight on Mad Men I was surprised to hear the original Beatles recording of John Lennon’s Tomorrow Never Knows. That means the show is already up to August, 1966, or later. I’m glad Don Draper’s character is acknowledging that he’s out of touch with the fast-changing youth market.

On the home front, thanks to a prescription cough suppressant with codeine, I’ve been able to get some sleep the past two nights. My voice is starting to come back after being completely gone for several days.

Cold living

I’m suffering from the worst cold I’ve had in years. My voice is gone — which is considered a plus by some, I’m sure — and I’m having trouble sleeping due to the coughing that kicks in as soon as I lie down. This really is nothing worse than a bad cold, but bad it is.