"short staffed" and "short handed" may be very similar in meaning.

"understaffed" and "underhanded" however, do not.

whoops. :-)

Intelligent Design banned from schools.

I suppose this means that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is banned as well... ;-)

( Saw with my own eyes.... )

"One changes from day to day... every few years one becomes a new being"
George Sand

• My hair is 22 inches long from the crown of my head - half an inch longer than my sister's (though her's being straight makes it look longer than my quasi-wavyness
• The usage of a tape measure still cold from the tool shelf in the garage to make said hair comparison made me giggle.
• Being a Good Citizen is exciting - even at 0-dark-thirty. (we helped ( Read more... )

You spot an add for a mega-blocks model of the USS Nimitz in the Sportsman's Guide catalog, and your first thought is "I wonder if it comes with little lego knights on the flight deck, or if I'll have to borrow some from my friend's kids..." and your second thought is "Hmm... guess I'll ask Aubrey!"

Dutch to create cradle-to-grave database

I can see incredible value. I can also see incredible abuse. It it wrong for me to be relieved that some other country is doing this first, and we can watch and see how it works for them?

Your thoughts, anyone?

Today's word was not only string related, but had an interesting alternate definition.

skein

I want anyone and EVERYONE who reads this to post in here something they would like to do with me someday.

Then post this in your journal to find out what people want to do with you.

(But only if you want to. :-)

I have a stack of about 20 years worth of Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, the newsletter of the Handweaver's Guild of America, as well as a small stack of assorted weaving patterns, magazines and pamphlets which need a new home. There is some wonderful stuff in there, but I have limited shelf space and something needs to go ( Read more... )