One of the best commercials I've seen in a long time.....

Last night, I saw a commercial that made me laugh out loud. It's rare for a TV spot to do that, but this one did.

It's for Tim Horton's, a coffee-and-baked goods chain based in Canada. The commercial was in the style of an investigative news report, trying to find out if there was any added ingredient in the coffee that made it taste so good.

I laughed during the commercial because several months ago, I read an article on Snopes.com which dispelled the rumor that Tim's added nicotine to their coffee to make it addicting.

The commercial also referred viewers to the website 15millioncanadians.com.

Was the commercial entertaining? You betcha. Did it get the message across effectively? Yes.

Tonight's housecleaning....

Last weekend, I bought a small shelf unit at Target. I assembled it tonight, and it is now on my stairway, where it curves to the left. I think that's just what that area needed. I was concerned that it would be too deep, but it appears to be fine. (I know, it's not safe to have anything on a stairway.) I also dusted the dining room chandelier. It needed it.

I also started listening to some of my higher-numbered tapes (#251 and above) that don't have any markings on them. (There wasn't anything good on TV tonight.) It's kind of scary not knowing what I taped years ago and not knowing what to expect.

I'm also missing tapes #255, #267, #268, and #287-291. (The highest numbered tape in the collection is #313.) Did I even assign numbers 287-291? If so, what happened to them? I have no recollection of loaning them out to people. Does anyone else number their audio and/or video tapes? Or am I just anal that way?

If I can just do two hours a night on weeknights, I should eventually get the house done. This weekend, I'll probably schlep stuff to the garage and try to find a place for it there.