H.C. has been a quotefest recently.  And it only gets better with time..

The moon hung almost eerily low in the early evening sky, orange as cheddar cheese and appearing about three times its normal, late-night size in the sky.  H.C. and I listened to Harry Connick, Jr., because it’s after Halloween and, according to my admittedly childish calendar, time to start ushering in the Christmas Spirit.

As we drove into the neighborhood, I spotted our Lunar neighbor in the eastern sky.  I sat in awe of its appearance for a moment, then pointed it out to H.C., who could see it clearly through the windshield from her seat in the back of the car.  Without further adieu (or setup for the punchline):

Me: “Punkin, do you see the moon in front of us?”

H.C.: “Yeah.  It’s really big!”

Me: “It sure is!”

H.C.: “Daddy, how did the moon get so big?”

Me: “I don’t know, Punkin.”

H.C.: “I know, Daddy!  The moon ate everything up!  That’s how come it got so big!”

I don’t create this stuff, folks.  I just report it.

Some of us work stressful jobs, take care of children, head up the P.T.A., have bad golf swings or just generally walk around like we've got a roving pack of termites in our butt cracks.  All those things make us unhealthy.  It's a sad, sad thing that life has come to this, and that we think the only way to feel better is to spend money on things that make claims that they can improve your well-being rapidly.

There is a lot you can do to make yourself feel better without pawning off your first-born, as long as you can accept that it won't happen immediately.  And, of course, there are things you can do for free.  Dumb Little Man has compiled a list of 11 things you can do to feel better without breaking the bank.

This list is a little outdated — it's from way back in April — but there's no expiration on good health.  Well, unless you expire.  Then you're pretty much about as unhealthy as it gets, and then these tips will be of no use to you.  So get to it!  If one of my readers dies, I take a 20-percent traffic hit!

In an attempt to make a grand entrance as I make The Good Life on the Cheap a weekly feature, I'm offering up a list of free…err…offerings.  Okay, I had nothing to do with making the list, and I pretty much fell ass-backward into the link while cleaning out my personal bookmarks.

This list, courtesy of WallStreetFighter.com, covers a year worth of local and national giveaways or, at least, very deep discounts.  And it includes deals from some great food shops: Rita's, 7-11 and IHOP, among others.  I do, however, offer a personal apology for the Jack-In-The-Box free taco giveaway — anyone who has ever eaten a JitB "taco" (consider those air quotes) knows why.

Your mileage may vary, but rest assured this is a fresh list, just posted yesterday.  And if you know of any other deals of this kind, post it in the comments and let everyone else here know how you live The Good Life on the Cheap.