PSA No. 10 - National Ice Cream Day

Today is National Ice Cream Day (don't ask me how I know I just do). In 1984 President Reagan declared July National Ice Cream month and the third Sunday in July to be National Ice Cream Day. Well since I am the Ice Cream Queen, I couldn't let the day go by without acknowledging it. I love ice cream, always have. One of my favorite things would be a hot fudge sundae, perfect, rich vanilla ice cream with the thickest fudge heated and poured on top, whip cream and a cherry. Or how about a thick, creamy chocolate malt. These creations must be made just right, I have yet to find a place quite like Oberweis out here in the Valley of the Sun, but much like my quest for a great margarita continues so does my quest for a great ice cream parlor.

The HAIR CUT

Mike's hair went to the middle of his back.
His new look, much shorter.

Mike decided to get his hair cut. He has been growing his hair pretty much since that fateful haircut in the winter of 6th grade. We all remember how he wore a hooded sweatshirt for weeks after that. He has had it trimmed over the past three and a half years but never another drastic short cut. Mike's hair was really long, longer than my hair ever was back in my long hair days. I think he originally started to grow his hair out because of how annoyed I was about it. After it grew past the stage where it hung straight down in his face and danced in his food, I began to like the long hair. Even I must admit that he had hair to be envied. It is a gorgeous brown color (the pictures don't do it justice), it is straight (never giving in to the humidity) and it is thick. Hair to be envied. Mike is very happy with his new look and I am very much relieved that he likes it. It was a huge change and for someone that does not deal well with change the whole experience could have been a nightmare (something reminiscent of the nightmare in 6th grade). I think he lost a few pounds by getting it cut off and I am sure he will feel a lot better in this heat without all that hair on his head.

Rant No. 13 - The "TIP" jar

I am sorry but I do not understand the tip jar. I see them everywhere from Starbucks to the ice cream store to just about anywhere you walk in to that has counter service. Now we are talking about counter service here. You go up to the counter, you place your order, you wait for it. No one comes to your table to take your order, no one comes to your table to give you your order and no one cleans up after you. So why a TIP? Somewhere along the line someone got the brainy idea of putting out a jar for tips and people throw in their loose change. Heck why don't you go sit on the curb with your jar and people can throw you loose change. At least I haven't seen one at a McDonald's or Burger King yet, that would totally be the last straw. (end of rant)