Today's Brain Dump

Why, no matter what the weather, do we so often long for the opposite?

And why is the weather such a wide topic of conversations? People don't agree on it any more than they do on politics or religion.

What are the questionnaires like on dating websites? Do they ask trivial stuff like your favorite color or really important and meaningful questions like what is your ideal thermostat setting, and how often do you take a break from your cellphone?

Why do we return from a $200 trip to the grocery store only to open the fridge and be disappointed that there’s nothing there that sounds good?

Why do I only break toes on my left foot, and is that why they all curl under instead stick out straight like those on my right foot?

Why do I expect the worst out of strangers?

If you use “light” margarine on bread, is it just as likely to fall butter side down?

Why do bugs bug us?

How do erasers really work?

Why do we say the alarm clock goes off when it comes on?

Why do children tend to use their indoor voices only when they are hiding something?

What do I want to be when I grow up, and as far as that goes, when will I start to feel like an adult and not a goofy, awkward young teenager?

If I could have dinner and conversation with anyone famous, living or dead, how would I ever begin to determine who I would choose?

When the clothing tag says “100% virgin wool”, who has been assigned to make sure that the sheep it came from is still untouched and innocent?

If I never shaved my legs, how long would the hair be by now?

How were we ever so sure of ourselves that when we signed yearbooks, we only signed our first name, expecting that in 30-40 years, the owner of that yearbook would know exactly who it was?

What’s for supper, which pizza place will be making the delivery, and why can’t they deliver a six pack and a bottle of wine with it?

Why does my foot tap to the rhythm of the ceiling fan when I’m trying to go to sleep?

Why do I wake up with a song on my mind that I haven’t heard in years? I mean years….like 3rd or 4^th grade? This morning I woke up sing an old Dodie Steven song - Tan Shoes With Pink Shoelaces. Where was my subconscious last night while I was asleep for those three precious hours?

How long would the government regulation be if an area had an endangered animal that ate only an endangered plant?

How can people not like cheeseburgers and steak?

Why does my mind come up with all this crap at 2am?

Why are Saturday and Sunday called a weekend, when according to calendars, the week starts on Sunday?

Would I rather be a ninja or a pirate?

Why do most things taste better battered and deep fried?