Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.

It is allergy season.  I thought Winston was going to be the only victim, but then Tyler got hit, and shortly thereafter, so did I.  I always forget how slightly tortuous allergies can be, until they come back.  That nagging sort of congestion, and the lingering pain that comes with.  Ugh, yuck.  To all my fellow allergy sufferers, I feel your pain.  I know it's tempting to wish for winter to come to offer some sweet relief from the changing of the seasons, but, don't do it.  I don't need your bad snow juju, and with winter comes flus, stomach viruses, and killer colds, which are much worse, I swear.  Not to mention snow.  It's only been what, 4 or 5 months since winter in Minneapolis ended, and if I hear a single one of you Minnesotans wishing for it back, I just might kill you.

Yesterday was Labor Day.  I had no idea that thrift stores put their entire inventory 50% off on Labor Day.  An associate of mine clued me in on this, so after work (yes, I had to WORK on Labor Day.  The humanity, I know.)  Tyler and I went thrifting.  Let me tell you, thrift store shopping is a hell of a lot more fun when it's half off.  For some reason, the silliest things start to look more useful and/or interesting.  We really only got decor, but we got some really cool stuff!  My favorite find was the cast iron mechanical dog trick bank I found:



I looked around online, and these things can go for $2000!  I paid $6.  Of course, the one I got would never go for that amount, as it's not the right condition, and I'm pretty sure it's a reproduction, but it's just a damn cool thing to have, regardless.

I also found the Hamburglar glass I've been missing from my collection since my last antiquing excursion, and a Ronald McDonald/Fry guys glass I had never seen.  Okay, I am pretty excited about ALL of our finds, and I swear they weren't all kitchy.  I mean, we DID get a bunch of Jesus swag.