Median number of lifetime partners for men in one study is 7; for women, 4:
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WS/333/22002/558748.html

Wow, I know a lot of above-average people...or else there are a lot of liars.

Extreme weather in Europe: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070626/wl_afp/europeweatherRead more... )

My thoughts just now reminded me of a rhyme my Nanny (mom's mom) and my mom used to recite to me when I was little. To paraphrase ( Read more... )

This story made me queasy. If you want to off yourself, well, that sucks. But if you do, don't take your kids with you.

Talked to S. last night - it was good to hear from him. His voice sounded different than I was expecting...probably a combination of a bad connection, him speaking another language most of the day (I imagine), and my bad memory ( Read more... )

It's a beautiful day, and I'm taking half of it off to go dig in the dirt. Yay!

My horoscope today announced that I am horribly allergic to boredom. I think this is true...I start getting antsy when I feel like I am not "going anywhere" or doing anything I want to be doing. I've spent most of my life in that state of uncertainty, with the nagging feeling that time is running out for me to do something that supports what I ( Read more... )

It's interesting what people's offices smell like when they're not there. The office manager's office smells like a warm/spicy/febreze-y perfume type scent. I can't really place it, but it seems nice. The media/marketing dude's office smells like oatmeal cookies ( Read more... )

I dreamt last night that Smokey was back...in a way. He was a ghost, but I could see him, intermittently. My dad was visiting, and he apparently could see him too. Smokey curled up next to me on the couch, and I was petting his head and scratching him under the chin. It's weird how my brain remembers what his fur felt like and the size and shape of ( Read more... )