I keep thinking about buying lotto tickets, but then I remind myself of the odds, and how they're better if I want to get struck by lightening.

I think of them as a cheap form of entertainment.

Ah, yes. I learned that one the hard way, when I was switching out the power cord on my clothes dryer. "Will this even work in the plug?" ZAP "Yes. Yes it will. Also, yikes!"

I was installing a kitchen ceiling fan and discovered that the ceiling light was not on the kitchen breaker. I didn't really get much of a shock, but it made me a bit more cautious.

I bought a tester thingy just for that reason. I did several light fixture switches in my place and have some wall outlets that needed to be closed off.

We had the half day trade school thing too, but when I was in school, only one or two people who weren't in special education went to trade school, so even if it looked interesting, no one wanted to go. Also, considering the cow that was had when I didn't want to take AP classes I can't imagine the guidance counselor letting me go learn to be a hair dresser.

See, Jesse's receptionist is who I need to be friends with, who could slowly do work in my place. Slowly is how I would need to pay for it. Lots of paint stripping.

If you're serious, remind me next week, and I'll find out if she's interested in any of that kind of work.

We had the half day trade school thing too, but when I was in school, only one or two people who weren't in special education went to trade school, so even if it looked interesting, no one wanted to go.

It was more popular at my school, it may be a regional thing.

Gud, I think trade jobs are in demand. I know in my neighborhood - there are only 2 plumbers that get recommended and both are older guys - neither has young apprentices that I've ever seen and it can take weeks to get on their schedule...

The market isn't seem over saturated here either, but the last time we've needed a plumber or HVAC guy we've been able to get somebody the same day.

I'm totally serious, probably to start in the spring. But it really is paint stripping.

I will totally ask her!

Toto smart toilet now checks body temperature and a whole lot more

Toilets are now getting even more sophisticated. Going way beyond that car wash for your butt we tried out with considerable delight, this brainy crapper is an update of Toto's 2005 "intelligence toilet." This one measures urine temperature, accurately notifying women of the exact time of their peak fertility — and rest of us, well, how hot we really are.

The Toto intelligent toilet was already mind boggling, with its ability to analyze blood sugar levels, body weight and fat percentage, and there's even a blood pressure cuff. Once you've gone through that mini-physical, the results are wirelessly sent to your PC, where you can plot all your personal stats on graphs and charts.

We like that Kohler bidet toilet seat with its effective deodorization, cleansing water jets and blow dryer, but maybe this Toto info-toilet has gone too far. It reminds us of the late billionaire Howard Hughes saving his urine in jars, all lined up on shelves and sorted by date. Too much information.

intelligence toilet

I prefer not to crap on things with intelligence.