My new RED Keurig arrives tomorrow. The current one has been working hard for us for over seven years, making several cups of coffee every day. It seems to be struggling now, though. It gives me half the amount I request, and I have to push the button a second time to fill my mug. It's also gotten slow and noisy.

Naturally, I did the research to find the "best" single-cup coffee maker. Some do expresso and other tricks, and there was a nice one for $400, but the Keurig is still considered a good buy when compared to the others.

If you use a machine like the Keurig, you might want to consider using your own coffee in those refillable K-cups. I figure it costs me about $0.07/cup. I'd burn more than that in gas idling in line at a drive-up coffee place. Every time I drive into town, I see a line of cars at the drive-up shop.

I've pulled more than a few elaborate pranks in my time so I really appreciated this one. If you think astronauts are all serious engineer types, how about this joke that would have cost $4.1 billion to set up?

When Neil Armstrong was first considering the words he might offer upon stepping onto the moon's surface, he asked fellow astronaut Mike Collins what he thought.

Mike responded, "Well, if you had any balls, you'd step off the LEM and shout, 'Oh my God; what's that!' and then you'd scream and shut your mic off."

Personally, I thought that would have been the greatest goof in history but I doubt NASA would have appreciated it.

After fifty-nine years, the three-way light switch in the dining room is getting iffy. Getting one from Amazon would take too long, so I looked at what Lowe's has to offer. Eaton - $2.52 or $5.46 "For heavy-duty use areas." I wonder how many people decide to save money on a switch that transfers 110 volts within their wall. It would be like saving money on a parachute or a fire extinguisher. I never try to save money on things that could cause my death.

I emptied the dining room hutch, which was loaded with all sorts of stuff I don't need. Now that it's empty, I can slide it out from the wall and get access to that switch. As it is now, there is almost enough room to remove the switch.

Trivia question: Why do light switches snap when you turn them on and off, instead of moving smoothly?

I tend to get things in multiples, for some reason, but I now have four turkeys. A few weeks ago, I read that a disease had wiped out thousands of turkeys. Not wanting spaghetti for Thanksgiving, I went right out and bought a turkey. Last week, they went on sale, so I bought two, as usual - Thanksgiving and Christmas. I placed an online order with Hannaford the other day, and I was surprised to see a 13 lb, $0.47/lb turkey already in my cart. Oh, well, why not? Someone at Hannaford had the clever idea to "pre-shop" for customers. Who was I to ignore his idea.

I'm very good at packing, so I was able to get three into the freezer while one is thawing in the fridge. I love turkey! I'll make the cranberries and pies ahead of time.