There's often talk of who will be the next president, or the next superpower.  My questions is who will be the next species?  There will probably come a day when humans are no longer top dog, which means something will take our place.  It probably won't be something like elephants or whales because their caloric requirements are too high.  They say a termite can survive a nuclear bomb, and rats seem to be able to survive things like plagues, so both are good possibilities.  My guess is that it'll either be bears or cats.  Adult bears in Yosemite National Park have been known to teach their cubs to climb trees to get the food bags people hang up there on overnight camping trips, leading the park to require that people carry airtight canisters for food storage.  And cats ... are curious creatures.  Accidentally leave a dog home alone, and it'll bark itself to death.  Leave a cat home alone and you'll have no more bug problems.  Also, cats can open jars and other containers.  And cats with thumbs?  We must fear cats with thumbs. #nature

One time Wendy was walking around the kitchen holding a glass jar of peanuts.  It accidentally slipped out of her hands and harmlessly bounced on the floor, at which point she said, "Oh, nuts."  That's still one of the funniest things I've ever heard. #food

I get my car washed at this place near my house for $7.75.  I've determined that paying this small price is infinitely better than doing it myself, thus avoiding an hour of wasted time, wet clothes, and a poor wash job*.  But I only go about once a month, and even less frequently during the winter when road salt makes car-washing pointless.  So I have an idea I'm thinking about pitching to my car washer:  Offer a monthly membership program where customers can pay $10 a month to get their cars washed twice a month.  Customers could pay six months or a year up front, that way there's guaranteed income right off the bat.  And it's more income than you'd otherwise get from infrequent car-washers like me.  And it would benefit me because I would be near the place and think well, I already paid for it, so I might as well get my car washed.  Win-win. 

*Plus, Wendy says they most likely have some sort of purification process in place before they dump the waste water in the drain since it's a requirement of all businesses with heavy water usage, unlike my "system" which simply lets the waste water seep back into the ground.  Win-win-win? #business