I like pomegranites as much as the next person (pretty red seeds, tart juice that mixes very nicely with a citrus vodka? What's not to like?), but seriously--pomegranite Tootsie Pops? I know it's one of the hot foods right now (and hey, at least they're not making noni juice Pops (whatever the hell noni juice actually is. All I know is it cures ( Read more... )

Republicanism: The dreadful, gnawing fear that someone, somewhere, might be getting some chemo that they don't deserve.

OMG, this! I wonder how offended my folks would be if I printed this off for them.

Does anyone have an Intel-based Mac that we could borrow for a while or buy for cheap? Steve has a neat idea for an IPhone application, but he needs a Mac to develop on.

I love the idea of Freecycle but man, their website is a DISASTER. No search function, half the groups are on the site and half of them are yahoo groups with different formats. And the site won't let me edit my password. Oy.

Steve got let go today. We can handle our finances on my income--we have before--but it's a little nerve-wracking. Anybody know anyone who needs a good programmer? :)

It was a "your division hasn't sold anything all year; your budget is gone; fire the last person you hired" thing, not a firing for cause, fyi. It was an amicable parting and he may go ( Read more... )

Anybody out there got a waterbed? we're getting rid of ours & have a bag of accessories for it: vinyl cleaning sprays, repair kit, & various bits of hardware that came with it (don't know if the last will be compatible with anybody elses beds). It's yours if you want it. The mattress is also available for the hauling away--it's been ( Read more... )

Call me or Steve ASAP please!

So Bruce is moving in with Steve and I, for the next year at least, while he does a palliative care fellowship in Chicago. Bruce comes with three cats, all female and spayed. Two of them are middle-aged, sedentary and mellow. The other one is younger and much bouncier and more assertive. I have one male neutered cat, who is elderly and set in his ( Read more... )

Dr. Tiller's clinic is closing. So the next pro-life (I'm not even going to put that absurd term in quotes, because in this context especially it mocks itself) nutjob who wants to close a womens health clinic figures he can just shoot a doctor to make it happen. (Note: I don't blame Dr. Tiller's family for making this decision; it's just a very bad ( Read more... )