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Today I received a post card telling me I should have received my census form by now.  Said census form was received, completed, and mailed in earlier this week.  Today's post card joined last week's letter in the shredder.

This annoys me on so many levels.  Harassment via snail mail is so 20th century.  If the government is so concerned about a high rate of compliance in completing the forms, why not offer an incentive:

The first 10 million citizens to return their forms will receive a free Cheese Machine.  Free stuff = immediate responses.

Warning: the Cheese Machine isn't necessarily safe for work or intended for children.  It isn't necessarily necessary, either.

Loss

Once gone, it's like you never had it in the first place. It had you.

Waste

Got a letter today from the 2010 Census people. They wanted to let me know I would be receiving my 2010 Census Form soon, and to please fill it out and return it in a timely manner. Or kittens will die, or something.

A letter telling me a letter is coming.

Is this a conspiracy by the USPS to try to salvage their archaic, doomed business model? I smell collusion!

Connections

My longtime favorite author
Stephen King

wrote a book which became a movie called

Misery
starring
Kathy Bates
who was also in a movie called
Fried Green Tomatoes
which featured
Mary-Louise Parker
who now stars in a television series called
"Weeds"
whose episode "Bill Sussman" featured a song called
"Girl Anachronism"
performed by
The Dresden Dolls
whose lead singer is
Amanda Palmer
who makes me smile because she kicks ass.

The television show
My So-Called Life
starred "critically acclaimed"
Claire Danes
who shined (literally) in
Stardust
which was based on a book written by
Neil Gaiman
who is fiancé to Miss Palmer.

Both of these paths brought me to the book I am currently reading, American Gods.

I just thought you'd like to know.

Dawgs

Why grill or broil your hot dogs when you can electrocute them?

I can't believe my mom bought this in the first place, but in the 80's, that's what you did - bought ridiculous unitasking food prep appliances.

But how has it survived numerous decluttering raids by both me and my sister in recent years?

One theory - ridiculous as it might sound - is that mom has been hiding it somewhere to keep it safe from us.  This idea is bolstered by the fact she didn't know I was stopping by the house this weekend.  Maybe she only puts it out on display when we aren't going to be there to see it?

It was sitting in the kitchen, brazenly, as if taunting me.  I left it alone.  It deserves that much, having survived this long.

Lost

What do you do when you realize you are lost? Find yourself.

Anyone have the GPS coordinates for that?