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1. The frumpy virgin who's slaying them on YouTube - a nice article about Susan Boyle from an unexpected source.

2. Conficker also installs fake anti-virus software. Eeep.

3. Welcome to Katrinavilla - Sturdy post-disaster cottages can work as permanent housing. But they’re not always welcome. For some reason when I looked at the acronym MEMA I ( Read more... )

Gustav, you big fat bully.

"This is worse than a Betsy, worse than a Katrina," Mayor Nagin said.I lived through Betsy (1965) and Camille (1969). My grandmother died right before Camille and we had to delay her wake/visitation one or two nights until after the hurricane passed (honestly, could I have made that up?) I can't deal with the thought of ( Read more... )

1. Maya was invited to sleep over at the home of AP, her best friend. I took her there a little before 8:00 p.m. - after I'd finished reading THE LIGHTNING-STRUCK TOWER (chapter 27 of HBP) to her. You know which chapter that is. She said to me, "Is this where Dumbledore dies?" I said yes, but wouldn't tell her how. She was squeezing my hand really ( Read more... )