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akirlu posted a link to a fabric sale, which was very interesting. It also gives me a chance to post a link to

my favorite color -- this is from a swatch of light blue chiffon. ColorZilla says this color is R:165, G:239, B:255, #A5EFFF. I like lots of colors and especially lots of shades of blue, but this sort of light turquoisey or aquaish blue is probably my favorite.

On a more serious note: the official site on the Presidential debates, which one of my coworkers had been asking about. The dates areFirst presidential debate:
Friday, September 26
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Vice presidential debate:
Thursday, October 2
Washington University in St. Louis, MO

Second presidential debate:
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Third presidential debate:
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

The two backup sites are Centre College in Danville, KY and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.
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Via BoingBoing: a Burning Bookmark! Just the thing for Banned Books Week (next week)-- or maybe for that hot romance novel!

A diamond in the rough -- a 478 carat one, found in Lesotho.