Today...

...Renaissance had her first soda. We were sitting at the dinner table at Renee's aunt and uncle's house and Renaissance reached out and grabbed Renee's cup and gulped it down. Bad girl. It was Diet Sierra Mist. It's cool that she can already drink from a cup, though.

Last night on TV, Renee and I saw the most awesome burglary ever. It was on one of those "real TV" shows. This dude without a shirt on asked the cashier, an old man, to get something behind the counter.

When the cashier turned around, the shirtless guy tried to grab a three-tiered rack of cigarettes off the counter. It was attached to the counter with a cord, though, so all of the cigarettes went all over. The cashier grabbed the man and there was a small tussle, and all the while you're feeling sorry for the poor, old man.

Then, the shirtless man turned and tried to run out the door, but the old cashier pushed a button to lock the front door. He closed a window to the front counter so he was completely enclosed. Then, he called the cops.

The shirtless man kept throwing himself into the Plexi-Glass door, trying with all his might to break through. He threw merchandise, and eventually got to throwing soda cans at it. Meanwhile, you could hear the cashier on the phone with the cops, repeatedly calling the thief "a nut".

When "the nut" finally broke the door, he ran straight into the arms of an officer. As soon as that happened, the cashier opened up his window and sold the next customer a pack of cigarettes.

Me describing the situation doesn't do it justice, but really, it was hilarious. The poor old man kicked "the nut"'s butt, by simply staying calm and using his head. Truly awesome.