The Smongs: June 2007

Friday, June 15, 2007

Santa Clara Public Library

Ok ... I have officially decided that the Santa Clara public library on Homestead is my NEW FAVORITE place to study. While I loooove the vibe and barista at Mission City Coffee Roasting, the facility is not air conditioned and I melt when the heat rises above 70. Public libraries have come a long way since I was a kid. Books can be checked out in piles then renewed online. Wireless is free and there are always big tables for me to study at. Most libraries (the big ones) have internal coffee shops that sell both drinks and yummy snacks. I think I'll save Mission City trips for date nights with Rob.

German squirrel on a rampage injures 3 people

OK ... not only do I find the subject of this article utterly fascinating but the journalist writes with such flair it cracks me up.

"a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch" = HE GOT DEAD
"The squirrel first ran into a house ... leapt from behind" = HE PLANNED HIS ATTACK
"sank its teeth into her hand" = HE BIT HER
"massively attacked him on the arms, hand and thigh" = I IMAGINE THE SQUIRREL TO BE ALL OVER HIM AT THIS POINT

(FULL ARTICLE) = An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch. The squirrel first ran into a house in the southern town of Passau, leapt from behind on a 70-year-old woman, and sank its teeth into her hand, a local police spokesman said on Thursday. With the squirrel still hanging from her hand, the woman ran onto the street in panic, where she managed to shake it off. The animal then entered a building site and jumped on a construction worker, injuring him on the hand and arm, before he managed to fight it off with a measuring pole. "After that, the squirrel went into the 72-year-old man's garden and massively attacked him on the arms, hand and thigh," the spokesman said. "Then he killed it with his crutch." The spokesman said experts thought the attack may have been linked to the mating season or because the squirrel was ill.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Best investment EVER !!!

Costco's sells an portable AC unit for about $250. It's the BEST investment ever. Our living room and kitchen is about 400 -500 square feet in size. Our unit cools down both rooms in about 15 minutes. The unit is portable and moves with ease. You just have to set it up near a window so that you can vent out the hot air. I highly recommend this buy.

(Special thanks to Renee & Dave for the recommendation.)