We got tubular skylights installed in our living room last week. They bring in a lot of light, but it has a distinctly blue tint. We knew we would want to paint the living after we got the skylights in, but the blueness of the light certainly emphasized its importance. Saturday evening, I stopped by the local Home Depot to look at some paint samples. I went in shorts, a T-shirt, and sandals, as the temperatures that day were in the 80s (just so you know why I live in Texas). I grabbed swatches of orangey yellows and headed back out. As I neared my car, I saw a sight that filled me with joy at the power of human ingenuity: Home Depot had covered the dividers in the parking lot with plastic strips advertising their credit card. I don't know what brilliant person thought of that one, but they have my admiration.

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