The Next Dark Age
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Anne’s Day Off
I took a vacation day to go downtown and see my financial advisor. I yelled at him for making me look at my 401(k). To make a long story short, he patted me on my little head, told me I was fine and said that I should go refinance my mortgage now.
Alrighty then.
So I headed out to the Chicagoland Pet Expo. The Pet Expo is a place for vendors to introduce pet products and an opportunity for the rescues to introduce adoptable animals to the public and raise some funds. The Refuge had a booth there, with several of the birds to meet the public. I stopped and chatted for awhile, then wandered around to shop for my zoo.
Yeah.
Anyway, I always carry around a lot of singles at the Pet Expo so that I can drop a dollar in the pockets of vests like Chuck’s. The last couple of years, one rescue had a dog that would take the dollar from your hand and put it in a bucket. I didn’t see him this year. But I saw the Dobermans, the German Shepards, the White Shepards, the Greyhounds, the Border Collies…you get the idea.
Sham-wow had a booth. I bought a set of those. You laugh, but you have no idea how many paper towels I have gone through with Eloise the Foster Grey in the house.
And then I went home to do my homework. Because that is what I do on Friday nights these days.
The Next Dark Age 
I am amused by the sham-wow but seems like it would be helpful. Very cute about the dogs taking tips. Good luck talking your mom into another one.
I have a rule about TV infomercials – I must see it three times before I am allowed to make a purchase. If it still seems like a good idea, it is allowed. I have seen the sham-wow one several times, and then there was the guy in the booth doing the demo.I think the test of the sham-wow will be how it holds up after being in the washing machine.