Oof. Just checked the internets and learned there was a mass shooting (disgruntled employee version) in/near my Kansas hometown. The main shooting was in nearby Hesston, my mother's hometown, but it sounds like someone was shot in Newton, where my dad still lives.

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Enjoy an A Circus of Brass and Bone reading at the CONvergence convention in Minneapolis!

11 a.m. on July 5, 2015

There will be donuts!

"No need to head to the Farmer's Market! Head to Cub Foods, to fill your basket with fresh produce picked at the peak of the season!" - Pandora ad that just played at me ( Read more... )

• 12:11 Best news headline today: "As Blogs Are Censored, It's Kittens To The Rescue." (NYT.com) ping.fm/ow7Tt

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• 11:10 Local law firms are laying off lawyers (at least 2 firms are clients). No wonder we've been having less business.
• 11:12 Oops. Link to news story re lawyers: ping.fm/jnnU4
• 16:23 It's been warm enough to open the back porch window for the cats. Reminded, they restlessly inspect all windows.
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• 13:55 Working downstairs on my laptop so I can watch all the inauguration coverage on TV.
• 13:56 Statuary Hall is decidedly creepy. Just sayin'.
• 14:05 "The Color Purple" is a great book, but the idea of it as a musical is kinda horrifying.

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• 10:11 Science fiction tells me that deliberately creating an evil AI is a *bad* idea! ping.fm/3Wnts
• 11:26 Conclusion: MN "Taxpayers" League are assholes.
• 11:29 Since when is <$5/month/family a "massive" tax increase?
• 12:18 PostSecret Exhibit at Mpls public library through Nov. 30: ping.fm/Bsu3E
• 21:31 Successfully acquired Halloween costume! Now ( Read more... )

• 07:51 Time to turn on my bike taillight in the morning. And to dig out that box of gloves and hats. It's--brisk outside.
• 14:19 Potential problem with slow-cooker dinner: the tasty food-smells are making me hungry. Hrm.
• 18:41 Dear Fictionwise, No. Please do not offer me an "eBook Bailout." Just--no.

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• 06:44 Owwie ow. I deduce that I twisted my wrist and then slept on it.
• 06:57 Let's see if I got the news right--no economic plan, bank collapse, and we're invading Pakistan. (Slate) ping.fm/VK7hk
• 16:23 Dear Wind From the South, I like you too, but please stop trying to embrace me while I bike home in a Southerly direction.

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• 10:01 Finished my work project, am now v. hopeful that will be able to leave at my regular part-time time.
• 10:15 Good thing--E-Coli in your tupperwire (Sci-Am): ping.fm/Emxp3
• 15:58 I am so deliriously happy that today's Friday, I can't even express it.
• 21:58 My spam tells me I've won the British lottery. Again.
• 22:04 V. good article re jumpstarting ( Read more... )