blowing money in stores

If you know what you want at Borders, they'll put it on hold (hide it behind the counter) for you so you can just run in and buy it. Saves a lot of breath holding wandering around between the perfumy people.

In other news, those metal shelves you see all over the place, including on tv, make excellent hypoallergenic, non-ugly sauna-towel racks for those of us with saunas in our living rooms. Shiny and attractive, yet able to hold 500 lbs on each shelf. I guess I should get heavier towels.

We also enjoy decorating with tile samples and patio furniture.