... Office Depot was having a sale on a laptop for four days ending yesterday that, after rebates, the lowest priced configuration came to $599. $599 for a laptop! Wow.

... That had it not been for JDawg's keen eye yesterday at More Better Purchase, I would have missed the release (and associated $10 off sale price) of The Simpsons Complete Fourth Season DVD. I know I've been whining a lot lately about my lack of funds, but I had a gift certificate that covered most of the cost. Besides, you can't beat $10 off!

(Additional Note: Part of the reason I almost missed the release is because this past weekend I didn't participate in my normal routine of reading the Sunday sale ads. When I caught one of the sale ads at the check-out counter, I noticed that the Simpsons were plastered all over the thing, including that nifty little trick where they put the week's major video release all over all of the TVs in the ad. Interesting.)

... That when you email your boss on Tuesday and ask him if he will be in on Thursday, he actually is there on Thursday. (Please note that I would find this shocking if it were true in my case. Unfortunately it is not true, and I have wasted a day of productivity waiting for him.) [Edit: He arrived! Shocking!]

... That at least as many as two of my friends would like to see me put my health in jeopardy by eating 6 hot dogs (hopefully they mean "Lite Beef Franks") and an entire box of mac and cheese. Not that I can blame them after yesterday's post, but come on. No man should be asked to do that twice in his life!

... That I'll probably do it (see above) anyway.

... That a guy can win, and by win I mean dominate, Jeopardy 11 times in a row and counting. The guy has won $371,000 in 11 appearances. I mean he even gets the pop-culture questions right! T-Rav has surmised that the only way to stop him is to bring back Rosie Perez's character from White Men Can't Jump.

... That the Deee-troit Pistons could beat the mythical Lakers in 5 games in the NBA Finals. I wanted Phil to get his tenth, but I'll settle for watching the Lakers go down miserably.

... That people could get so upset over a stupid little comment a comedian makes about their city. This is old news, but the shock remains.

... (See above) And that Mitch Albom could be one of those people after the unfair remarks he made about the fine people and city of Raleigh, NC back in the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

... That you made it this far. Good job!