flamingos, eggnog, and Christmas in the hardware store

For those of you who wondered how I ran across the pink flamingo information a week or so ago, this kind of thing had a lot to do with it. In somewhat related news, connoisseurs demand that you age your eggnog for at least three weeks, and I'm feeling much, much better this year than the previous two if I can keep track of this kind of silliness. I went in an actual store for some Christmas shopping, too. Granted, it was a hardware store, and one that I knew was fairly safe, but this is a big step forward.

I also learned how to spell connoisseur.