Heavy Petting

As a former "English" teacher (and current media dumpling), occasionally I shout-out my appreciation to the hard-working reporters who make my job (not easier, but) possible. My job? Keeping an eye and index finger on the pulse of events occuring in my town, and on the planet-- through the miracle of the internet -- then using my remaining fingers and eye to compose these blog posts for you, my imaginary reader (an obviously intelligent professional person who doesn't take all the sh*t going down in the world too seriously -- just seriously enough).

So, in case you missed this in The Southern: an event of biblical proportions has been predicted by a presumably editorless reporter: "It won't be long until people and pets are flooding the streets of Carbondale, flocking to the new Petco store."

This may be the first case of simultaneous flooding and flocking in recorded climatological or metaphorical history. A true catastrophe.

Petco will be located where Goodys used to be, next door to Best Buy, and will open on May 29. But instead of risking life and limb on the streets that day, you want to visit the company website first.

A Cup of News

Of course, you know about the new "gourmet coffee sandwich shop" soon to be open for business at the old Rallys hamburger building, don't you Bloggy? -- a project of Dan Terry, the man responsible for the Newell House restaurant (which used to be a coffee shop, but no longer serves special coffee drinks). To be called Sambucca Joes. You can pour over more details in On The Square Online, which is developing slowly. As the tardy doctor said, thank you for your patience.