Ho ho ho! Merry preparation!

Guess what I got all done last week? Christmas shopping. That's right, every gift bought, paid for, and sitting in my closet. I've always been a big fan of getting it out of the way early, but I think this is the earliest I've ever done it. I first gained a fixation for doing it this early after December 24th, 1999. 5 PM. Wal-Mart, the only store open that late on Christmas Eve. Need I say more?

The E-coli outbreak continues to spread all over Calgary. Scary stuff... if anyone has eaten at a Wedny's in the northeast, or a My Donair in the southwest, you're supposed to go get checked out by a doctor, just in case. Lots of people are in the hospital now, a couple of them serious. So go get checked out. I don't want to have to attend any funerals, even if my a** does look dynamite in my black dress pants.

Cooking class with Dad starts a week tonight... good lord, please let that building have plenty of insurance.

B.A.D