Random Thoughts From Yesterday

1. I received the dues renewal notice from my car insurance company. They cleverly showed the dues amount and added a voluntary political action committee donation of $1. Now, that donation is completely voluntary, but with the way they had it added to the dues would make people think that they had to pay it. Someone not paying close attention would pay the extra dollar whether they wanted to or not. Stuff like that angers me. No one wants to be tricked, and that's exactly what they were trying to do. Marketing trickery. GRRR!
2. We had a brief power outage yesterday as a storm rolled through. We lit a candle. It felt very Little House On The Prairie-ish.
3. I have rediscovered Ebay in an effort to obtain all the books we will need for my brother this year (homeschool). The world's biggest auction...that never ends. How fun is that people!?!?!
4. I finally started working in my bedroom here at the new house. There are lots of boxes and things just sitting around, in need of being unpacked and sorted. I've been putting it off (it's another OCD thing), but yesterday I dove in. I hope I can keep the momentum up for the rest of the week. And I finally bought a bed/sofa for the room.
5. Yesterday I learned that someone I know is moving out of town. It's not a big deal, but it bothers me. It bothers me because it represents a truth that I would rather forget: in one way or another, everyone leaves you.