I just came in from outside a little while ago and it was blissful. I had to go to the post office to mail my taxes so I took the time for a short walk to get a smoothie. I love smoothies and I love nice weather. I was thinking how it feels truly unjust to be inside on a day like today. What's funny is, I always feel an intense pressure not to let beautiful weather go to waste, but if I go outside, I'm not quite sure what to do with myself. It's also somewhat amusing how on the first few nice days of the year, people are always wearing summer clothes that seem ridiculously sudden.

Here's a bit of trivia, does anyone know what it means to be an expert in "eluviation"?? Anyone? I learned from reading the news today that this pleasant sounding word actually refers to someone who studies "the effect of water on corpses". What I want to know is, how does one get to be an eluviation expert? Is it a hobby? Or is there a college major for it somewhere? Can this actually be someone's full time job? I'm not asking because I'm interested in pursuing a career in this field, although it probably pays better than the job I have now.

Someone just sent out an email to the company about a former employee who wrote a cookbook, the proceeds of which, in their entirety, are being donated to a program supporting our troops. The cookbook is only $5 and it includes a chapter of soups entitled, "No Soup for You". Anyone who can incorporate a Seinfeldism into a cookbook is o.k. by me. Perhaps I'll purchase one. Although it would be a little more clever if the chapter entitled "No Soup for You" were actually about filet mignon or some other very unsoup-like thing, therefore making the "no soup for you" statement not only an inside joke directed at Seinfeld fans, but a true statement as well.   ¶ 4:54 PM