Though I really can't speak for the rest of the country, this area had a pretty mild winter last year and, so far, this winter is even warmer. Surely, this is a sign of global warming, right ( Read more... )

I don't know what either of these stories say about anything, but I find it curious I ended up reading them within five minutes of each other.

French pork soup kitchen ruled not racist

Congressman to be sworn in using QuranI don't necessarily think that the French soup kitchen is bigoted against Jews and Muslims (it's not racist as a person ( Read more... )

If for some reason you're looking for me, I will be out of town from tomorrow until Tuesday afternoon or evening. Most likely, I either won't have Internet access for those days or I'll be too occupied to find any, so if you write me, I'm not ignoring you. At any rate, I'll be sure to get back to you by Wednesday.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Despite the name, I don't necessarily think Harry will die. Jo has said that (at least) three characters will die in the seventh book.

Of course, the really good news is that if there is a name, we're really close to a publishing date. (Remember Half-Blood Prince came out eight months after we were told its ( Read more... )

I saw a bumper sticker the other day:

Styx: Classic Rock, My Ass!

I thought it was good, but I have what I think is an improvement:

Styx: Classic? Rock? My Ass!

I'm headed to Dallas tomorrow for a friend's wedding as well as to see a couple of friends who are not getting married. The one who is getting married is having a number of other ( Read more... )

I did something last week I'd like to share, but I've been really, really tired (which has almost replaced the nausea of last week), so I haven't quite felt up to it. I'll try to get to it soon.

I think my thoughts on this day (and the constant harping on its significance) can be best summarized here.

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Jonathan's right. This was a waste of time. Slightly amusing, but mostly a waste of time.


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Unfortunately, I couldn't find a free link to the article of reference below, but I hope I've provided enough information to find it if you're curious (despite leaving the family's name out).

I find the following to be a fairly good rule: Emotions are perfectly fine for running your life, questionable for running the lives of a few others, and ( Read more... )