I totally went to a Glee place with this and just thought it was an inter-thread sequiter

smonster, that Puck? Noah-Puck!! ABSOLUTELY. But only if he sings Sweet Caroline.

I've just found a hopeful story about jihad and the Middle East. Apparently Gadhafi has convinced his insurgents to come up with a religious-based reason to reject al Qaeda and their methods.

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Gadhafi has always intrigued me. Despite past stupidities, he seems a truly devout man.

Awesome! How did you do that? I think I tried to right-click and dl but it didn't work.

that's what I did.

Insent to your yahoo (do you use hotmail anymore?)

I just spilled about 500 coins on a hardwood floor. They managed to gain velocity (probably just momentum) but it felt like velocity and spread across the entire room including under the bed.

I have learned there is no easy way to pick up coins except one by one.

I love this story about getting sick in France. Those anti-health care reform people keep talking about the evils of socialized medicine and how long the waiting list is in places like France. Well, this woman came down with a sinus infection a few months after she moved to Paris, looked up a doctor in the phone book, and was able to see her within about two hours on a Saturday. Total bill for the half-hour checkup and diagnosis--20 euros. Total bill for the four different types of meds at the pharmacy--20 euros. The doctor apologized to the American for the delay in seeing her and the fact that her American insurance wouldn't pick up the tab.

So, when you open a locked door, do you ever just turn the key and then use the key to pull the door open (if you, say, are holding something with your other hand)?

Apparently that's not good for the lock. Also, possibly I broke our front door at work.

So, when you open a locked door, do you ever just turn the key and then use the key to pull the door open (if you, say, are holding something with your other hand)?

Not since I saw someone break a key in the lock doing that. Before that, occasionally.

I love this story about getting sick in France.

While the presentation of the French system is a far cry from the rose-colored glasses vision provided by Michael Moore, I will say that I miss going to the doctor there, because it is just so darn civilized (despite their tendency to prescribe suppositories for almost any ailment).

Quiz o' the day: U.S. Military Operation or Brand of Cat Litter?

Damn. I got 5 out of 10.

Insent to your yahoo (do you use hotmail anymore?)

...I never used hotmail. And thanks! You are hooking me up with the mp3s!

I have learned there is no easy way to pick up coins except one by one.

This almost sounds like a zen koan. I once spent three days very carefully picking staples out of a wood floor - it was quite meditative.

Total bill for the half-hour checkup and diagnosis--20 euros. Total bill for the four different types of meds at the pharmacy--20 euros.

When I got sick in France 14 years ago as an exchange student, I had a similar experience. I don't even remember being charged for the visit, just 20 bucks for 3 kinds of medicine. And, also similar to her experience, the doctor was just a two-block walk from my apartment (which was a good thing, b/c I could *not* have dealt with a long walk or a bus in my state).