Molly Ivins is so good at expressing why I don't like the Bush Administration.

Incompetence And Beyond [link]

Computer stress drives Brits to drink:

The modern annoyances of automated call centres, mobile phones and crashing computers are driving people to alcohol and cigarettes, a survey suggests.

The poll by UK charity Developing Patient Partnerships showed more than a third of men and a quarter of women have a drink to cope with stress.

Of the 1,000 people polled, 27% of men and 23% of women said they would light up a cigarette in such situations.

Almost one third said IT-related problems were a major source of stress.

Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP) is issuing guidance to help people deal better with stress.

It's sunny and in the high 30s right now. Tomorrow it's supposed to be sunny and in the high 50s.

What's the fun of being on the Wet Coast if you guys aren't freezing your asses off?

I know! Though I am not going to say anything else, in case I jinx what we have now.

So I get to see my ophthalmologist and tell him that the steroids helped a lot (despite his skepticism). It seems weird that it was my idea. I'm debating asking him, "Can I get one of those steroid injections into my eye?" There's asome anecdotal evidence they help, but it seems like an odd thing to ask for.

AMYCH! I need a proper-sounding Frenchish last name for J'onn, who is now Jean, tall and imposing and strikingly bald with deep olive skin and russet brown eyes.

Not amych here, but even if it's not authentic how can you pass up calling him Jean Johannes?

So I get to see my ophthalmologist and tell him that the steroids helped a lot (despite his skepticism). It seems weird that it was my idea. I'm debating asking him, "Can I get one of those steroid injections into my eye?" There's asome anecdotal evidence they help, but it seems like an odd thing to ask for.

I'm so glad they've helped, but when you mentioned the injection in the eye, I got the same sort of physical, sympathetic reaction I get when people talk about piercing nipples, only in my eye, not my nipples. Eeek.

Still, I can see why you would ask for it.

So now I'm wondering how I'd need to address an envelope to Rev. Run if I wanted to write and tell him how very much his recent MTV show sucked.

Flava of Love, however, is a triumph.

Dear Pat R,

You are an adult. Stop making stupid remarks about people and thinking that saying, "oops, that was stupid, sorry" Is going to fix it. You are supposed to know better.

thanks,

me

Not amych here, but even if it's not authentic how can you pass up calling him Jean Johannes?

Hee! Oh, my. Good point. And really, as I'm making Cliche Soup, it may just work.