Is anyone else kind of grossed out by the spam recipe links that come up at the top of the page when you're in gmail's spam folder? I know it's supposed to be all puckish and cute, and it is -- until I start thinking about spam, the memory of which does not bring back fond memories of camping (unlike, say, thoughts of corned beef hash and General ( Read more... )

Or, what happens when screwy knitting happens to good people. This gigantic ball of cotton will one day be a bathmat. In fact, It was already a bathmat once -- a lumpy, ruffly bathmat that wouldn't lie flat in the middle.


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Spent the whole day at the Library of Congress, which, amazingly beautiful building. The main reading room absolutely took my breath away. In addition to period accounts of Fishkill, NY, I also managed to find the following:

You, Abraham Whipple, on the 10th of June, 1772 burned His Majesty's vessel, the Gaspee, and I will hang you at the yard ( Read more... )

Today must be stupid question day ( Read more... )

Is it meat market or meet market? Because I can see the arguments for each and I've always kinda wondered.