It Can Wait

I do try to get things done when I should, but there's a procrastination streak in my blood that just rears it's ugliness way too often. Yes, I do find myself standing in front of the refrigerator with the door open waiting for my food to come to life like on the Pee Wee show.

We know that there's a Web page for everything, so here's a great way to waste even more time ... Great Moments in Procrastination. I'm quite fond of office jousting!

Drinking and Driving

I'm a huge fan of cup holders. The old ones that used to hook to the window -- I loved those. So, when I get into a car, I check out where the cup holders are. I like when they're hidden and I get to go searching for them. I like when they're adjustable so they can hold my coffee cup and my water bottle.

The cup holder layout makes the car. I don't like where the cup holders are in my car, and yes, that's part of the reason I'm searching for a new one.

Why do we need a place to put our drinks? Are we the only nation that drinks and drives? My guess is that we eat more in our cars than any other nation -- but then again, we eat more than any other nation.

So, imagine my pleasure when I stumbled upon an article by one of my favorite authors, Henry Petroski, on the history of the auto cup holder. Oh great joys, the article even states that "Malcolm Gladwell quotes the French cultural anthropologist G. Clotaire Rapaille expressing amazement that the first thing educated car-buyers look at in a car is how many cup holders it has."

Read on! Just don't spill on my floor mats!