Happy Belated Ferris Wheel Day!

Yes, yesterday was Ferris Wheel Day!

The first Ferris Wheel was the highlight of the1893 World's Fair. It was created by Pittsburgh, PA bridge builder, George W. Ferris (whose birthday is Feb. 14). Supported by two 140 foot steel towers, its 45 foot axle was the largest single piece of forged steel in the world at the time. The wheel itself was 264 feet high. It had 36 wooden cars that could each hold 60 people. It cost 50 cents per ride - a high price in 1893.

Wow!!!! Isn't that interesting???

Henceforth, I shall only acknowledge Feb. 14 as Ferris Wheel Day (As opposed to a day dedicated to phony sentiment and Hallmark brainwashing. I'm not bitter. I swear. I'm not!).

But I'll make one last mention of VD: I was floored by the number of people I saw ransacking the aisles of Walgreens yesterday at 2pm. I mean, I'm definitely the Queen of the Procrastinators, but that seems like cutting it a bit close. I actually felt a little bad for the guys who got these really sad looks on their faces when they realized all that was left were some plush skunks that sang "Hunka Hunka Burnin' Love" and some picked-over Russell Stover candy (and we all know Russell Stover candy is a nice way of saying, "I love you, but not enough to actually put any thought or money into this gift."

And while we're mentioning Happy ____ Days, happy birthday to my girl Rhi! Also, happy belated birthday to Erin, Scott, Jon and Chrissy. And happy upcoming birthday (because I know I'll forget otherwise) to Jen and Taz.