Was sitting here reading my friends page when everything just disappeared. In the space of a couple of heartbeats, it came back. The electricity went off just long enough to disrupt the computer and the clocks. It came right back on again except I think I hear the generator going up at the credit union. So some people aren't as lucky as I am ( Read more... )

So, there's a white commercial van sitting at the stoplight. On the side it says

The Paws Mahal
Mobile Grooming
We treat your pets like royalty.
876-GRRR

There are paw print stencils along the side as well.

Belated thanks to just_ann_now. I just discovered the virtual gift beneath my virtual Christmas tree. Thank you so much! Yes, that would come in very handy for NaNoWriMo. Hee!

Queen Elizabeth II has her own YouTube channel?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7157947.stm

HRH is also now Britain's oldest monarch evah--a distinction that might raise ambivalent feelings. Then again, for all I know, she's quite pleased about it.

It's Little Richard's birthday. Happy Birthday! In fact, Little Richard is now 65. Good Golly, Miss Molly, I don't know whether to be appalled or encouraged ( Read more... )

Several people assured me at a Halloween party on Saturday night that we were not returning to Eastern Standard Time this past Sunday, even though my calendars at home said we were. Well, they were right. The calendars were no doubt printed before the decision was made to extend DST yet another week ( Read more... )

This is from the front page of my local paper, The Daily Press, today's issue. It's the first two paragraphs of the article.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the concentration of power in Russian leader Vladimir Putin's government may undermine Moscow's commitment to democracy ( Read more... )

Here's a headline from the BBC:

* Parents 'ignorant about cannabis' *

I initially read it as Parents ignorant about cannibals.

So? I thought. Then the right word penetrated my brain. I don't know exactly how often I do this sort of thing, but I know it's way more often than I used to. Is there a word for it? A cure?

The Shinyokohama Raumen Museum:

http://www.raumen.co.jp/home/index.html

or for the Japanese-language impaired

http://www.bento.com/phgal3.html

I didn't sleep well last night. Last night, hah! This morning. I think I fell asleep around 2 a.m. Then I was awake from 3:30 to 5. I struggled up when hubby was getting ready to leave for work and staggered around like zombie woman. I don't drink coffee so I can't caffeinate my way into awareness, but I think it's slowly coming upon me ( Read more... )