xpost+ from Natter, my 2 cents...

My take on DST is making the timekeeping (of man-invention) somewhat closer to nature/God/Gaia/etc. In fact I think we should have more divisions, set it back an hour more for July and August.

There's still too much sunlight before you have to get up in the summer.

I mean you can get up at 4:30 am, but I'm not so hot on the 8:30 pm bedtime that would warrent.

Good lord, Laura. Love to you and yours!

Erika, most excellent reading your interview! I'm aglow with inappropriate 'That's my Erika!' sisterly pride.

Must say, though, that this:

In the UK, much of society is still ruled by churches, especially in villages where we have "Parish Councils

boggled my mind. Dude. Society is not ruled by churches. The UK is WAY more secular than the US. There are churches, and it's something that some people do get involved with, but ruled by? Really, really, REALLY no.

Blah. I checked the power company website and the estimated restoration date for my area is Nov 22nd.

Off to head home to do the Halloween thing. We have phone at home, so I'm not sure why we don't have DSL. I'll mess with it some more. If it doesn't happen I'll be back at the office later....

Laura, you're off, so you won't see this, but ::mwah!::

So good to see you back, and I hope things are cool on the weather front, and return to normal soon!

Well, thanks, Fay. Yeah, that's not the way I hear it from other UKers either, just cause y'all don't have a Bible belt.(Lucky sods.)You lot might have jumble sales and make cakes for the vicar and like that which even your friendly heathen does not object to, but I can't imagine a bunch of Brits protesting the use of the word "God" in a movie or freaking because your kids learned evolution or putting faith healers on the telly.And those were the parts of American religious...culture to which I was referring, not the part where congregations or councils form parts of the community. (Actually the thought of a British faith healing amuses.) "Well, if it's okay with you, I've told the nasty demon to step off now."
"Really? Ta ever so." (Suppilcant stands) Great, I can walk...that's really brilliant. Been a really long time."
(Audience claps like at Wimbledon)

I make good punkin bread. Yum.

But why, oh why, does lite cream cheese have to have the texture of Flubber?

Can I just tell you how much fun it is to read the survey responses? Some of them are priceless.

Don't you all wish you were having my fun?

vw - did you go again?

though I know why you don't want to go - I am wondering if the ER can giv eyou steroids

I'll bet it is fun, vw. You get to hear everyone's not-spoken thoughts.