I stayed home sick yesterday, so I caught up on Maury, Tyra, Ellen, and others. One of our stations runs specials from local businesses that allow you to purchase gift certificates at half price. This week's is . . . drum roll please . . . .

[Town Name] Vacuum & Janitorial Supply and Tanning Salon.

I'm wondering who says to themselves, "I'm going to go to the janitor store to get my tan!"

Now I can see putting g vacuums & janitorial supplies together. After all, janitors use vacuums, and if you use anything bigger than a dinky WalMart vacuum, you just might need some janitorial supplies. But who thought that a tanning salon would be a good addition to that mix? Were they hoping to get janitors addicted to bronzing? Or that they might like something to do while thinking about whether to get the professional grade solvent or the industrial grade? Now I'm thinking about our high school janitor, Prince (really!), getting a tan, and I'm seriously disturbed.

I'm very fond of my vampire-like complexion, so I haven't been in a tanning salon except for insurance purposes, but don't you wear a swimsuit in a tanning booth? If I were wearing a swimsuit, and I wasn't at the pool, I probably would not want a bunch of people who weren't wearing swimsuits themselves hanging around. The photos of the business did not seem to show any distinction between the janitor store & the salon.