Now I remember why most people do not like Monday. I am starting off the week with a sinus cold. How did I get it? When you are around several children who are sneezing, coughing, clearing their nose and throat, and wiping snot all over their sleeve, as well as other places, it's pretty obvious.

Every summer, I get this. Every summer camp. Always!

And during the summer, the heat and humidity really takes it out on you when you get a cold. Best thing to do is drink plenty of fluids and get some rest. Why, I couldn't even finish watching that low budget horror movie the other night. I was so tired, I went to bed. And I didn't even get to see the scientific accident that came to life in the padlocked room. Damn!

And why is it that I'm thinking about Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island right now?

Well, have a great day. And I hope that you don't get what I have. So remember, when some children come your way, run away! Run Away! While you still have time!

Well, here it is. Another Saturday night as I finish watching Modest Mouse play on "Austin City Limits". I came home from working the park this evening and stopped at the grocery store for a few things. Publix had a few buy one, get one free specials, so I stocked up on some of the canned tuna they had. Need those hurricane supplies.

I just glad I didn't stock up on that beef stew that was recalled about a week ago. During this time of year, it's good to stock up on the canned goods. Hurricane season continues until the end of November, so I like to be prepared. I have plenty of candles, batteries, first aid, and anything else on the list.

Just made a channel run on the television, and there is not much on. Some movie on the Spanish channel, but I know little Spanish. No use watching that. There is a low budget, B-horror film on called "The Brain That Would Not Die." Oh man, I saw this clinker when I was a kid. Remind me to start using my Blockbuster membership and get a good DVD.

In case you're wondering, this doctor and his fiancee are involved in a car accident, and her head is decapitated in the accident. Well, the doctor takes his fiancees' head and somehow manages to bring it back to life without a body. And somehow this woman can still breathe, talk, and laugh. So let me get this straight, this doctor can't find a cure for the common cold, but he has this reanimated head in his lab.

I can just imagine the actress auditioning for the role.

"Now let me get this straight. I have to get into this cabinet, stick my head out of this hole, and look like my head is on a platter while I have all of these wires and tubes hooked up to me?"

And what the hell does the doctor have in another room but an experiment that went bad. I hope he was able to write that off on his taxes.

Well, I have to get going. It is late, and I want to see what the hell is in the back room. I don't think it's going to be pretty. Nor do I think that padlock is going to help out.

Take care, and I'll holler at you all sometime next week.

Representatives from the company who installed the security alarm for the neighborhood center are testing the alarm system today. Just as they always do when we have a problem with the alarm system. Which is like all the time.

It seems that several nights a week, the alarm goes off. This alarm not only notifies the company that installed the alarm, but the police department as well. And several times, the police come out to the neighborhood center to check the alarm call.

We have had this problem since the alarm system was installed. And after every inspection, the alarm company concludes that something set off the alarm by the movement sensor.

One time it was roaches. Another time, it was spiders. Another time, it was those small lizards we have here in Florida. Another time, it was helium balloons.

I have an idea. Why don't you just fix the problem with the alarm like you should, and we will not have any problems.

What will the excuse be next? Gremlins?

In case you're wondering, I survived my birthday celebration. Thanks to all who had sent a message wishing me a happy birthday. Thursday was actually a little laid back.

I started the day by going downtown to the tax collector's office and purchased a new tag for the truck. I didn't know it, but every five years, you receive a new license plate with a new tag (sticker). So after you spent all that time memorizing your tag number, the tag office gives you a new one to memorize.

After leaving the tag bureau, I went to the driver license bureau to get a new driver license. I had to take a vision test. And wouldn't you know that they choose the smallest letters for you to read. I passed the test, and I wasn't given a hearing test. If I would have kept asking the woman, "WHAT?!", then I guess I would have had to take one.

Finally, I spent the afternoon at the pool, spoke to my sister on the phone, and then went out for dinner. Nothing elaborate. I just thought it was time to do something nice for myself.

I took the day off from work for my birthday, so I thought I would finish any errands by Wednesday so I could relax on my day. So any mail that I needed to send out was sent out on Wednesday.

So here I am, at the post office waiting in line with six people in front of me, and three people being helped by the three post office workers working behind the counter. And it took ten minutes. Is it me, or does ten minutes seem like a long time. There was a woman at the counter with what looked like a month's worth of back mail. Another customer had a large amount of mail to deliver, and an older lady was just standing at the counter, talking to the mail clerk. Then I have to listen to a guy take two calls on his cell phone. The second call was when he was at the counter.

Why don't you just tell them to call later? Now move your ass. I have mail to send out. While we were standing in line, we watched the stay at home trophy wife with the store bought boobs come in to drop off some mail in the mail box. At least that was worth standing in line for. Until you realize that the post office worker is yelling "Next!". And he means you!

Come on! Move your ass! I'm not standing behind the counter all day while you're looking at Mrs. Trophy Wife!"

"Sorry."

Anyway, does it have to take that long. Why. it's not even Christmas yet.

So after a day off Thursday, it was back to the grindstone on Friday. And back to the theme park today.

And as I was getting ready for work today, I was having breakfast while watching "The Today Show" on NBC. Campbell Brown did a story on the release of the new Harry Potter book, interviewing several children in the studio about the book. All the while, wearing a witches hat. And she looked wicked! And when I say wicked, I mean hot.

I always had a thing for Campbell Brown.

"Come on! Move your ass! You have to go to work. You're not making money looking at Campbell Brown!"

"Sorry."

Well I have to get going. Take care, and I hope that every one has a great Sunday.

Now where can I get a picture of Campbell wearing that witches hat?

In one hour, the clock will strike midnight. And that will make it Thursday, July 19, 2007. And that means that I will be celebrating my 46th birthday.

I was going to keep this quiet and let it pass without saying anything, but a blogger happened to find out about my upcoming birthday and posted it on their blog. I'm not mad, and if anyone wants to leave any message, please do.

It just seems like I do not get excited about birthdays like I used to. To me, it's just another day. I have the day off from work tomorrow, and I have to use it to run errands. Maybe later in the day, I may go out for dinner. But not much else.

If anyone has a birthday tomorrow, or any time this month, then Happy Birthday from another crab.

Take care, and I'll post my birthday adventures tomorrow or later in the week.