RandomFailure

Went over there at lunch today to check out the store closing deals. As of today, only 20% off most books and magazines are 40% off. Some stuff has been picked over, and the store was very crowded.

All sales are final, but I think they do a dick move by marking the bar code on the books with a Sharpie. So don’t buy anything you intend to give as a gift (I think it looks tacky).

It’s a little sad to see the store closing. They had some good stuff (though over the last year-plus, they drastically cut back the computer book section) and the occasional deal as a Rewards member was nice. Based on the high traffic location (corner of Broad and Chestnut), I am a little surprised that this store was selected for closing, but I imagine that the rent wasn’t cheap.

Pictures of the girls in costume yesterday.

Victoria as a devil.

Caroline as a spider. Check the shoes.

Yes, those are little Chuck Taylor’s.

(Think Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus when you read the title and it might be funny.)

That aside, I cam across an entertaining article on Yahoo! Finance last week, titled “Why I Deserve a Bailout“. A little light-hearted reading for your enjoyment.

Yet again, I fail to win the office pool. But, I can finish second if Kansas beats UCLA for the title. Not bad, since I was tied for 36th place after the first two rounds. The guy who was leading can finish no better than 14th or something like that. Though I continue to believe that the most points are really gained in a pool like this in the first and second rounds. In the later rounds, more often than not, logic takes over and the Cinderellas wind up going home.

This year is rather unique in that it’s the first time since the field expanded to 64 teams (1985) that all four #1 seeds have made it to the Final Four. Kind of shocking really.

And as a total non-sequitur to close this out, it is insanely difficult to type this while holding Caroline. One-handed typing is definitely not my thing.

Miss Caroline Grace Shaw-Gelman was born on February 18, 2008 at 5:16am. She was 21 inches long and weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Since Darling wife weighs about 100 pounds or so, that’s a big baby!

Here’s her first quasi-official picture (it’s a little dark, but I didn’t want the flash to startle her).