2 winston churchills

 thanks to garrison keillor's 'writers almanac' i found out there were 2 famous people named winston churchill. there was the british prime minister, and the american writer. i was not aware. the american was born in st. louis. it led me to contacting my 'ohio friend' as it reminded me of a quote by one of them in a book i was given, about writing history. found out in reference to writer jack london, who apparently lived with the american writer for a while. it also reminds me of how i found a book about the civil war for sale at a library and wondering which one wrote it. this means finding it in whatever box it is in. 

at work we got caught up on running checks through the envelope stuffer by midday. the part was installed mid-morning, shortly after it arrived. actually two of them did, at the branch, technician said a second was ordered in case the first didn't arrive. and the tech decided to take the other one when leaving. my colleague left once we were caught up and probably went back to working from home. it was nice to have somebody there for a few days, had some questions more easily answered in person, but i also like it when i can get the work done on my own. so i didn't mind being by myself again for the second half of the day. for this week's fish fry dinner i went to the mcdonald's near my workplace, got a filet-o-fish, fries, and a shamrock shake. the shake was why i went to mcdonald's this week as i know it is there for a limited time and figured that likely means through the end of the month. i have a few ideas for the final place to visit for fish next week for lent. in the evening i went on a walk and found 40 cents. i went to the hy-vee in eagan for my weekly grocery order, after having dinner with a can of coors light, and there was plenty of remodeling happening. some aisles were nearly empty, so it meant i switched one drink i normally get as i could find powerade more easily than sparkling water. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when sheldon and raj feuded when they worked out of the same office. it was also when howard gets back together with bernadette. it was followed by the one where howard tries to throw out the first ball at an angels baseball game.