So it seems it’s a holiday weekend again. I only really know about holidays because I can’t schedule any training the week of them. Personally I don’t care much about any holidays.

It’s so odd to not get any emails, though. I keep wondering if there is something wrong with my email client. There’s nothing wrong, just nobody working this weekend.

Except me. Sigh.

I do most of my grocery shopping at Tops Markets. Regular price of Sprite at Tops is normally $4.29 per 12-pack. Problem is, the same thing at Wal-Mart is around $2.50. Sometimes Tops will price-match Wal-Mart by marking their Sprite as $2.50, if you use your Bonus Card.

This week I noticed that they have Sierra Mist for 5/$10, or $2 each. It’s regularly $4.39, so using your Bonus Card, you get $2.39 off per 12-pack.

I’m drinking Sierra Mist tonight.

So, here’s the situation: You’re pumping gas, and you want to be efficient and get exactly, let’s say, ten dollars worth. In order to achieve such a feat, you will have to gently squeeze the handle at the right moment and very, very gently drift it up to the next dollar. We all know how hard this is, and it gets twice as hard with gas near $2.00 per gallon.

So $9.00 arrives and you start getting ready to hit that perfect $10.00. $9.55 … $9.56 … $9.57 … $9.58 … $9.59 … $9.60. $9.60?!?! Damnit I’m a moron. Yep. There sure are one-hundred cents per dollar. Ooops. Forty cents to go. Start over!

Please, join me in saying “Ahhh! I’m not the only one!”