Or as an article I read put it: "Go Home, Arctic. You're Drunk."

SO AWESOME! Listen to that bary sax player lay down the bottom. I could listen to the Dap Kings all day.

Why is everybody getting so mean towards each other here in the comments? If you are used to this type of temperature, you have stuff to deal with it. If, however, your winter is more commonly about 40F, you just don't have the right clothing, coats, socks, boots for it. And you end up miserable. Just as when Portland…

AAAH!

They promised us this when I was in elementary school! It made science easier! It made everything easier! BUT NOOO! We are still stuck with this stupid Imperial set of weights and measures! WHERE IS MY ROCKET PROPELLED METRIC REVOLUTION??

*slow clap*

This does not solve the problem with vending machines. The problem is that if you do not have time for lunch, THERE IS NO LUNCH SUBSTITUTE IN THERE. Not in yer garden-variety machine, anyway. I practically fell down and worshipped the day that there were cashews in our machine, I swear. Usually it's all just salt,…

Anybody but me remember when Austria had to pour wine on their roads for deicing? I think there's a party here somewhere...

I just booked a flight to the UK from Chicago next year and spent SIGNIFICANT money to get a premium economy seat... for a whole extra inch of seat width. Yes. Hundreds of dollars for an inch. I am fat and I also have fibromyalgia, which means my hips are painful to the touch. Eight hours with armrests jabbed with…

Kept it under one page, eh?

*flashback to junior year of college*

Oh god. I hate hate HATE to wake up with a migraine. When that happens I know I'm stuck with it all day, as the triptan I take can only help if taken at onset.

A PR executive? A PR EXECUTIVE?

Came here to say just that.

The airlines have got it all, all wrong on seat comfort. They're busy worrying about the sizes of our rear ends (mine? quite large) when they ought to be sizing airline seats for our SHOULDER WIDTH. Current 17 or 18" economy seats don't provide enough room for people between their shoulders! And this leads to Armrest…

Oh, there you go Canada, being all awesomer than the US again! Duh, I was not thinking.

You have convinced me to get off the internets and get the hell to my neglected sewing machine. Thank you so much. (And I am totally envious of Cuba. You can do that now?)

This is why we have what we call "Eric the Half-a-Tree". It's a fake tree about 30 inches tall that has branches on only one side, and you hang it up on the wall. The cats are briefly fascinated and then realize it offers few entertainment options, so it's somewhat safe.

KatieScenic, come over by my cube — I would LOVE to hear about your band. Especially if you'll let me talk about my latest fabric dyeing projects...

http://www.workrave.org/ is one that I've used. Pretty good, but sadly I got to the point where I ignored it!