Did anyone watch Idol Gives Back? I read blogs as I watched and got totally caught up!

I learned today why it's a good idea to call your wireless phone carrier every once in a while. Why? To check out new packages. I called to cancel my e-mail service. The phone tech informed me that if I canceled, I'd lose the option to add it back. That it had been a special promotion that was no longer available. Hmmm. Maybe I should just keep paying the $5 per month till I get a new phone. I asked if they had any similar packages. Yes, she said, they have one with X amount of megabytes available for $5 per month. I asked what I currently had. I had X amount of megabits. I don't know my bits from my bytes, but apparently bytes are much, much larger units than bits. I double checked the offer with her. Me--"Are you saying I could be paying the same amount and getting a much bigger data package?" Her--"Yes." Well, duh, go ahead and cancel my package please.

Totally unrelated, but I read this safety tip in my community paper and wanted to share. It recommended sleeping with your car keys by your bed. If you ever heard someone breaking in, you could push the panic button on your keyless remote to set off the car's alarm. I thought it was a great idea. Have I brought my keys up? No, but I still think it's a good idea. I do have a house alarm, and never ever forget to set it.

A few people have asked for the spaghetti casserole recipe. I promise I'll post it soon. We had the leftovers tonight, and I think it was even better the second time around. Maybe that's true of casseroles in general? Any casserole people know the answer to that (Bonnie?).

I'm off tomorrow, but have a doctor's appointment in the middle of the day. I'm not sure what I'll do around it. We'll see.

Has this post been a ramble? I'll see if I can do better tomorrow. Till then...