Come Fly the Matching Skies

Began the morning with Taylor Swift and Red while eating brunch. This came out about a decade ago and apparently was Swift's attempt at "learning" and collaborating with other songwriters. All I know is you can't argue with the results. It was the second biggest selling album of 2012 and was nominated for Album of the Year and Country Album at the 2013 Grammys. "I Knew You Were Trouble" and "Begin Again" were the chart-topping hits here. Other good ones here include "Treacherous," "All Too Well," "The Last Time," and "Holy Ground."

Hadn't finished Taylor Swift when I hurried downstairs to call Uber. I needed to get a second one when the first canceled, and the second one didn't arrive until 13 minutes later. Which meant I was late to work. Ironically, the one going home didn't even take a minute to arrive. Apparently, he'd been picking up food for his cat at Wal Mart when the call came through.

Work was a little less busy than yesterday. Everyone must have done their grocery shopping on Valentine's Day or were waiting for their day off tomorrow. The weather didn't help, either. It was gloomy and gray, and while not as warm as yesterday, still warmer than it has been. I think it was in the 40's, perfectly normal for this time of year. I did need help a little later from one of the college-age cashiers, but honestly, it could have been worse. I was in and out with no trouble. Even treated myself to a giant heart filled with truffles and bought a birthday card for Jessa. Saw Rose and Finley too and gave Fin a great big hug.

Changed when I got home, then finished out Red and spent the rest of the night watching the Match Game marathon on YouTube. Airplanes and airports were just coming off their high in the 60's and early 70's as the most modern and sexy way to travel when the show began in 1973. Though it had its fair share of stewardesses as contestants, most airplane references came in the form of goofy questions, usually about the show's resident inexpensive carrier El Cheapo Airlines. There were questions about where one had to sit on a fully-booked plane, what one did on an El Cheapo flight to get it started, what the pilot was doing that made everyone nervous, and what he said on the intercom that made them even moreso. 

There was an airline question on the episode where a woman in the audience sang "Louie Louie" to explain what that was when it came up in the Audience Match "Louie __." There was also one in the hilarious later PM episode where Elaine Joyce wore flaming red and producer Roger Dobowitz spelled "parachute" as "pair of shoes." Dick and Gene started taking their jackets and ties off by the end of the episode before Elaine left...and Dick went after her.

Fly the wacky skies with the matching crew of El Cheapo Airlines in this hilarious marathon that will give you a real lift!

Match Game Sunday Classics - Come Fly With Me (Featuring Airlines, Airports, and Air Travel)

Oh, and sometime between my arrival home and around 8 PM, it started raining. Not hard, just enough to melt a lot more of the snow. I hope we get more...so we can get rid of even more snow. I don't think the snow's going to be around much longer anyway. It's supposed to get into the 50's for a lot of this week.