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I went to Walmart late last night with Sarah and Megan. I needed a shower curtain since it was hot out, and I wanted to take a cold shower. Cold baths don't work so well. Shrinkage...

Anyway, it was well after midnight so we went to the Super Walmart somewhere between Syracuse and Watertown, way up Route 81. If you're ever thinking of going to a 24 Walmart outside of "normal" business hours, stop. Taken a pencil, sharpen, and jam it in your eye.

Okay, it wasn't that bad, but it was kind of strange. At normal Walmarts, they have a token old guy at the door to greet you. Normally he's the Pop from a Mom and Pop shop in the area that Walmart put out of business. At the 24 hour walmart, you get that guy, except you get the Pop whose spirit died because he's now making $6 an hour to do nothing, as opposed to making a sizable income and having people like him for his customer service skills.

Anyway, we got me a shower curtain. Sarah drove home, nearly killing us (sure, she can drive a manual ;-)). Then it was a nice cold shower and sleep.

This afternoon/evening I spent my time fixing up my bicycles and giving them a thorough wipe-down with the dirt rag. I'm rather proud of the results...they're both shiny and well-maintained-looking. I also wiped down the engine on my car. Amazing how nice the thing looks, even after 10 years and 182,000 miles...