Would you like an extended warranty with that?

I picked up a plant for my apartment today. It's a 6 foot tall tropical Yucca with four canes in a 14" pot. It really adds character to the apartment, and it looks really cool walking into the dark apartment at night and seeing the silhouette of the plant against the window.

I noticed a sign when I walked into the nursery that all their plants come with one year warranties. I forgot to ask what the terms were, but I thought it was odd that a plant would come with a warranty.

I never understood the need for dishwashers. It takes 90 minutes for a dishwasher to do what I can do in 15. However, when I was sick earlier this week, I was in no condition or mood to be cleaning up when there were no clean dishes left. It's those times when having a machine to do the cleaning for me really saves the day.

I stopped at IGA last night to get some groceries for dinner. They had these boxes of frozen breaded fish fillets for $4, and if you buy a box, you get a free 1kg bag of frozen vegetables to go with it. That's enough food for at least 4 meals. You really start to realize the value of things and eating out becomes more of a luxury when you have a mortgage to pay.