I have to say -- Coffee Bean has a great Chai Latte. It's even better unsweetened.

I was just saying that to Perkins the other weekend - well, not the unsweetened part (never tried it that way, but now I'm tempted to), but the part about the magnificence of the CB Chai Latte.

Next time some grumpy South Bayista with large cats or some pink New Yorker with wee fists starts making noise about being the nicest, just think about who here actually remembers your skeevy Gallo links and agrees with you about CB Chai, and then vote your conscience.

Hmmmm. I just discovered that I'm making pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. I'm assuming one gets pie crust, gets a can or two of pumpkin pie filling, inserts filling into crust, and bakes. When the pie is done and cool you smother it with whipped cream and eat.

Am I missing something vital?

IL doesn't have any statewide elections this time around--next year is the joy of gubernatorial voting, though! It looks like it might be Judy Barr Topinka vs. Blago, and she might win due to his getting into sticky investigations (like that's a surprise--an Illinois governor being investigated?) and pissing off the downstate Reagan Democrats who voted for him before. Heck, she's such an anti-Republican Republican that I might actually vote for her!

Wow. The Asshole Guy in Portland, who had been suspiciously non-assholish up until now, just sent me a supremely bitchy message implying that I'm incompetent at my job and a burden to him.

Then he tried to recall it. But too late! I'd read it, Asshole Portland Man! See if I'm ever polite to you again.

They don't give you an "I voted today" sticker to prevent that?

I don't think I've ever gotten one of those. It makes me grumpy.

Possibly not as grumpy as throwing hot tea on myself, but still.

I have to admit, JZ, remembering my Gallo-citage does endear one to my blackened heart. Also, I need your meatspace address.

I'd read it, Asshole Portland Man!

Oh, that's beautiful! You need to reply to it, for some reason, and maybe CC other people in. I once got accidentally CCed on a bitchy e-mail about me from one TTer to another. I couldn't not insert myself into the discussion. I mean, why let that lie?

I am confused by the whole "recall" function on email messages. Invariably, said email message is never recalled. I always read it. Does it actually work?

Am I missing something vital?

Only the part where I go to the bakery and ask for a pumpkin pie and pay the nice lady.

Then he tried to recall it. But too late! I'd read it, Asshole Portland Man! See if I'm ever polite to you again.

Methinks Asshole Portland Man will live to regret this.

Hmmmm. I just discovered that I'm making pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. I'm assuming one gets pie crust, gets a can or two of pumpkin pie filling, inserts filling into crust, and bakes. When the pie is done and cool you smother it with whipped cream and eat.

Careful there - mostly what's in the can is just pumpkin. They'll have a recipe on the back which mostly involves mixing in some eggs, sugar, and spices. (Which you can get all together - look for "pumpkin pie spice.") But it's still easy-peasy.

Groupwise (Novell) had a great and completely transparent recall -- if you hadn't read it, it disappeared from your inbox. As far as I can tell with MS, all recall means is "Hey! So and so really regrets sending this e-mail -- you need to read it right away!"