Monday Meanderings - 9.4.2017

Summer is making an exit; temperatures have moderated (thanks in part to the massive weather event named Harvey) and Fall is peeking in the windows. Come on in. We are ready for you.

I have a few left-over items I've been holding on to. Like summer, it's time to push them out the door. Like this:

The 29th annual Hatch Chili Fest. This year's outstanding menu item was the Ricas sauce.

And here's a puzzle for you.  Any idea what this gizmo is?

 Here's a clue:

Of course, just as I did, you immediately recognized this as an electronic jump rope. Complete with a digital counter to keep up with the skips. But, you might say, the rope does not connect the two handles. That's the beauty. You can't trip over the jump rope. You just swing the little weights around and hop up and down. Or, like in my case, pretend to hop up and down.

Barb acquired this item for participating in a medical study at her endocrinologist's office, along with quite a bit of additional swag, such as a scale that measures in kilos and shows the body mass index, if you can get close enough to the tiny little read-out window to see the value. Oh, and a digital kitchen scale (with the same read-out window problem), and a Yoga mat with a DVD, and multiple gym bags, etc. There may be a theme here.

And this picture poses a question. In the fine print on the back of this gasoline filler nozzle, it says: "Licensed drivers only." Why?

And my final bit of trivia points out one more thing that the City of Austin will provide a rebate for.

Chicken coops! What will the neighbors think?