Random Thoughts-The Vignette Series

***I absolutely adore the word "vignette."***

"Global Warming"
I rarely watch the news, because frankly, I find it depressing. I know that it's important that a person is at least somewhat aware of what's going on in the world, which is why once a week I read the headlines of the newspaper before flipping straight to the crossword puzzle. However, the other day I accidentally left the TV on after Jeopardy was over, and happened to find out that scientists are relatively certain that half the world is going to be underwater by the year 2100. (Perhaps "half the world" is a slight exaggeration, but they did mention in particular The Netherlands, Belgium, and Florida...) Apparently there is nothing we can do about this, except for perhaps relocating Disneyworld to Omaha, Nebraska, and trying to cut our losses. Undoubtedly, by that point the globe will be warm enough to support the year-round visitor appeal that Disneyworld has always held. As for here, it is nine degrees below zero today. The wind chill is minus twenty-four. I am wearing long underwear. Cheers.

"What's New?"
On Wednesday, I signed the papers for my very first real job ever! It was strange to think that I wasn't signing the papers for one semester, or six months, or a year. Maybe I will work there for six months, or maybe I will work there until I retire. Hmm. I am both really excited and just a little terrified by this thought. I then bought a new guitar to celebrate my new job, as well as some new pants to wear to work. (I am still too short for average length pants and too tall for short length pants, at least some things never change.) I bought new glasses in hopes that I would look like one of those smart and sassy lawyers on cable TV. At church, we took the green LBWs out of the pews and replaced them with the new "cranberry-colored" ELWs. Talk about alot of changes all at once. :-)

"Meowing"
My family has never had a cat. My dad is allergic. However, my mom and my sister both like to use "meow" as a standard answer to almost any question. Actually, more often than not, the meow is not even preceded by any type of inquiry, rather it just comes out of the blue. Today, the three of us found ourselves meowing the ABBA song "Mamma Mia" in perfect three part harmony. Just wondering if this has ever happened to anyone else? I somehow doubt it...