I was looking at some real estate listings earlier this morning - not like we can afford to buy or anything, but I like to get an idea of prices. Anyway, what is the big draw of granite coutertops in the kitchen? I think the granite can be really fugly. This is always listed as an excited asset, though, like "Granite countertops!!!!11!!!" I ( Read more... )

So I was reading the NY Times on the train today - it was the article about the British sailors who were kidnapped by the Iranians (article is here, although I don't know how long that link will be valid). One thing that struck me was a quotation from the one female sailor:

“There was no hurt or harm,” Seaman Turney said in the television report ( Read more... )

I might start to write some stuff but would like to keep it private. comment to be added.

this is a test, yo.