Hugh's Worthless Blog

This morning I was reading the latest news on the KSDK.com site when I saw they mentioned our lovely new engineering building, Green Hall , that was dedicated yesterday. So I took a look at the article and noticed something odd. The photo that was included of the building had a lot more luxurious, green grass than that same building that I walked by late yesterday afternoon on my way to the Metrolink station! The article stated the photo was "Courtesy of Washington University" which means someone in our media department has been very busy with Photoshop! They added extra grass that is actually just brown dirt right now. Checking the ClayCo  webcam confirms that they did not rush out and lay sod last night after I left, and there is still only those two strips of sod right next to the sidewalk. I have yet to be able to walk down the sidewalk but I plan on doing so soon!

I have eternal allergies which require me to spray weird prescription stuff up my nose every night so I can breath a little better. However, one thing I discovered that helps me out a lot are those little Breathe Right strips. I put one of those things on my nose and it really helps me sleep through the night and it reduces my snoring too. One problem with the strips, however, is that they are fairly expensive if you use them every day. At my local Walgreens a pack of 30 costs $11.99 plus tax which means over 40 cents a night to strap the thing on my nose. Even Walmart is only $1 cheaper at $10.99  (when they have them in stock) so they are expensive everywhere. I tried some of the cheap store brands and they do not stick as well and sometimes leave a sticky residue. No thanks! So it was time to go to the Internet and the world's favorite on-line flea market, eBay . Back in March I found I could buy six boxes of 30 strips (180 total) for $43.99 which I thought was a deal (24