Happy birthday, Fred Pete!

I'm having such back luck with handbags - on Saturday I actually pulled the handle out of the one I'd been using and then this morning, I did the same thing to the next bag. WTF? I don't believe I've ever done that before AND this was only the 2nd day I'd used the second bag AT ALL. (It was a gift.)

So, I need a new bag. Or at least to start looking around for one. I've been browsing on ebags and feel uninspired - any suggestions?

Pictured: The massive 8ft eagle that chases tennis balls in the ultimate game of fetch

Also a video.

I want an eagle. Except for the part where occasionally it accidentally cuts its owner's hand and he has to go to the hospital.

eta:

It's the ultimate game of fetch, but with a difference - it's played with an eagle.

Evie, a stunning white-tailed sea eagle, has taken a liking to tennis and enjoys nothing more than flying after balls thrown by her proud owner George Hedges.

As part of her favourite game, the stunning bird-of-prey deploys her massive 8ft wingspan to hurtle after the balls, either catching them in mid-air or swooping to seize them from ponds.

He also may buy a hybrid to supplement the two Mercedes Benzes in his heated four-car garage. And, he's driving less these days.

When are people going to realize that buying a new car to save on gas generally does not make economic sense?

Happy Birthday Fred Pete!

I'm also probably not the best person to speak to the gambling either, because while I do, it's limited to either nickel (or penny, if available) video slots which are silly and entertaining, or as low limit blackjack as I can find, where I am more interested in the people watching and conversations than I am in the game. I never expect to win, and I set very firm limits on how much I can lose before I have to walk away.

eta: Which is not to say I don't enjoy it, just that I'm probably not your typical gambler.

So, I need a new bag. Or at least to start looking around for one. I've been browsing on ebags and feel uninspired - any suggestions?

I just bought this one from Target yesterday: [link] It was kind of an impulse purchase, but I have been needing a new purse, since my everyday purse was getting ragged.

This new one is a little deep, and I'm not used to that, but it has 3 sections, so I can separate my stuff more logically, which cancels out the problem of it being deep. (See, if a handbag is deep and has only one compartment, you have to dig and dig to find what you're looking for. But having 3 sections means that stuff can be divided up across the sections, so there may still be *some* digging, but since everything is separated more neatly, the digging should be minimized.)

(At least, this is how *my* logic [such as it is] works.)

Hot chocolate--Hershey's syrup in milk, nuke, then stir like a mofo. Delicious!

I use the powder Ghirardelli mix for cocoa. When we can't afford that, Quik.

Hershey's syrup in milk, nuke, then stir like a mofo. Delicious!

This is what I get when I order hot chocolate nearest my office, and I just don't like it. Not least of all because of the sweetness.

Does anybody else wanna take all the different hot-chocolate-creating methods, try each and every one of them, then taste them all and compare and contrast and rank them and then taste some more?