How do you think they came

up with the word "umbrella?" Why would something so useful have such an odd name?

Sometimes I think the road

would be a safer place if everyone drove a manual transmission. Do you know how hard it is to shift a car and talk on a cell phone or drink a coffee? Darn hard. I think aIl manual transmission drivers should get some kind of insurance break. Or at least a pat on the back.

I decided to trim the hedges with a

weed wacker yesterday. It worked perfectly but all the neighbors saw me do it and probably think I'm a moron. But at least my hedges look good.

It irks me when you order a drink

and it comes in a cup advertising another drink. Like when you order a large tea and the cup says to try some kind of coffee drink. They don't even make coffee drinks that big. Plus, if I wanted the coffee drink I would have ordered it.

Yard sale drivers

have to be the worst drivers on the planet. I'm speaking only from experience, of course.