Nothing funny about feldspar

I have never broken (nor made) a New Year’s Resolution. This year I was considering changing course a bit and participating in one of the many “picture a day” groups a Flickr. What the heck. Why not?

Well, someone I follow at Flickr has been taking a photo a day for several years now, and titles each one according to the day he takes them. A moderator for one of those “365″ groups popped up in comments and said “It should be titled according to our scheme.” To which the photographer said “Oh well” and I thought “Screw you.”

I was going to put a photo here to totally circumvent the Flickr Despot, but couldn’t take one I liked that was seminonymous enough. I can’t even manage a “So There!”

This is probably a good thing. I’d hate to make some sort of commitment. Sheesh.

We got home yesterday to find this note tucked in the door (paraphrased):

I like to buy your truck. Chris. xxx-xxx-xxxx

This was hand-scrawled on a torn up piece of something else. The truck in question was sitting in the driveway, since we were running about in the other vehicle (as we usually do).

I’m just wondering what could have possessed Chris to leave this note?

Update (1/1): I googled the phone number. Someone at that number is offering several trucks for sale on Craigslist (at various locations). Perhaps Chris is trying to get into the used truck sales business. No matter, it’s not for sale.

Today’s Puzzle:

From Ed Pegg Jr., of Mathpuzzle.com: Take the phrase “counting down the days.” Remove four letters, and rearrange the remaining letters to spell an appropriate number. What is it?

No hints
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If your only presence online is at Facebook, can you truly be said to have an online presence?

This Christmas has been the most pleasant we’ve had in a while. I made all those cookies, and listened to a lot of Christmas music, and there haven’t been any medical emergencies (quite).

We bought the tree earlier than we have for the past several years, but we decorated it later. It sat in the house for days before we got around to putting lights on it, then it took another 2 days to get the ornaments on.

Plagioclase and I bought (almost) everything mailorder from a common list, so I’m pretty sure I know everything under the tree (though P. might surprise me) and that’s ok.

We haven’t done some of the traditional things, like driving around looking at lights, or lighting the candle tree (yet — we’re can’t find the right size candles and are being frugal with the ones that are there from last year). But all in all it’s not been a bad one.

Happy whatever you celebrate, even if you don’t. Sometimes quiet is good.