They all seem to roll around on their trendy sneakers with wheels, which I’ve just learned are called Heelys.

In the mall … through parking lots … in the library …

I’ve been seeing them for a while now, but I never realized how popular these things had gotten until yesterday. I spent no more than two hours in the mall and must have seen at least a half dozen kids glide by.

Actually, it looks like they make these silly things in adult sizes as well, but I’ve never seen anyone older than 12 wearing them.

Of course on their web site they say to always wear safety gear, but what kid would wear a helmet to the mall?

They seem like a pretty bad idea … guess that’s why they’re on the World Against Toys Causing Harm “10 Worst Toys” list!

Though, most kids seem quite skilled at it. They expertly glide and turn; they are in control.

Except for the little girl I saw in Marshall’s. She collided into a rack of clothing. She was probably the youngest I had seen, maybe six or seven, and clearly she wasn’t coordinated enough to be wearing them.

At least her mom reprimanded her. I hope she took the wheels away!

I am alive and well.

My house did not lose power. My DSL connection did not go down. I did not travel out of the country. I was not abducted by aliens.

I simply didn’t have anything to say.

Last night, I was about to go online and whip something up before leaving for a party, but I stopped myself.

I would have posted something lame like this:

Whew, almost didn’t get online to post today, since my husband was using the computer all day transferring music between his mp3 players and I was too lazy to turn on my laptop.

After running a mere eight miles this morning, I showered, ate lunch, and caught up on TV shows from my DVR all day. Then I made dinner. Now I’m going over to my friends’ house for a party.

Snore.

So I decided I would restrain myself. And everything is OK.

It didn’t kill me. I wasn’t obsessed by the fact that I hadn’t posted all night (though, it did cross my mind a couple times).

Besides, there will hopefully be a vacation in my near future that will pull me away from Internet access.

It’s good that I’ve already broken my daily posting streak so later on it won’t affect my relaxation!

I just discovered http://nataliedee.com from http://toothpastefordinner.com which I saw on http://megfowler.com. Guess I’ve been surfing the web rather than working, huh?

nataliedee.com

Anyway, both Natalie Dee and Toothpaste for Dinner post daily comics and blogs. They’re also a husband and wife team that together created http://www.marriedtothesea.com/.

I’ve found a new way to waste time …

I recently began using a prescription nasal spray to help clear out my sinuses. I’ve either got seasonal or year-round allergies that sporadically cause a lot of congestion, and so far it seems to be helping.

After I picked up my prescription, I scanned the information that came in the package detailing possible side effects and usage instructions. It caught my eye that the following warning was listed several times, both on the info sheet printed by the pharmacy, and the instructions included in the medicine box:

Avoid spraying in eyes.

Um, OK. That should be easy enough. It is a NASAL spray. But I guess enough people (or person?) were over-anxious and squirted the trigger too soon?

Today, I noticed another strange warning. I just started using a new lip balm, Avon Moisture Therapy. I was applying some this afternoon and noticed it, too, carries a warning label:

WARNING: Keep out of eyes.

Again, shouldn’t be a problem.

I can kind of understand the nasal spray warning, since you do have to squirt it a few times to get it going.

But who is going to put lip balm in their eyes?