things to think about

Today I'm wrestling with whether or not to allow the friendly termite guy to spray really, really dilute nicotine solution into my bathroom wall tomorrow. I don't think my house will fall down if that wall gets eaten, so I'm leaning toward no, particularly since six months ago I could detect the solution when it was sprayed on a sidewalk. I couldn't once it dried, but there's no sun inside my bathroom wall, and not much of a breeze, either. I've also seen that old toothpaste commercial where they painted a piece of chalk with some colored fluid, and it soaked in, and I don't really want to try the same thing with wallboard and something that says on label, "Do not give fluids to an unconscious person."

I also learned when I took the trash to the curb that the great outdoors smells like smoke, and sure enough, the border somewhere near Sierra Vista is on fire. Since we have a west wind, I'm a little surprised I can smell smoke, but I think I mentioned someplace that I have superpowers, so check me out.