tuppence a bag

we have a public option for medical coverage. it's called medicaid. what am i missing here? seriously.

next week is the autumnal equinox. woowoo! we shall burn a straw man. if you don't know what i'm talking about, you can look it up.

extra buttons are kind of a throwback, don't you think? this evening i was looking for a button to fix my shorts. they are too big around, so i wanted another button to sew on a good distance to the east of the existing button so that the buttonhole is a bit more challenged in its never ending quest for escape. THAT IS TO SAY - i wanted tighten them up a tidge, shorten the leash a smidgen, bring them in a nudge. and, no, i really don't like belts, thank you very much. my expert fix for the too-big-pants situation is simply to sew on another button and bring the entire mechanism around a couple inches. hey, it works for me. anyhootle, i was looking through my button selection for a worthy contender. all my buttons were in these wee tiny envelopes or miniature ziploc bags. these are the extra buttons that come with the clothes. i am not sure i really get the extra button concept. seems like a nice kind of boost to ones d-i-y esteem, but unless you keep the little button bags pinned to their respective clothing items, they become simply a pile des buttons.