I'm glad you don't need stitches, beth. Can you shower with just the one hand and hold the other one up above your head resting on a wall or something so it doesn't start to bleed again in the hot water?

Your dinner violates pretty much every food rule/dislike my husband has. But I would love it.

Is the DH around to help you shower? ;)

dh is haveing more fun than any of us. dealing with an ill planed company move.

I showered. and didn't get it to wet ( which is what causes pain) now I get to sit for a bit. yay!

A while back there was a link about donating books to restock New Orleans libraries. I can't find it, can someone Nilly it for me?

sj, the information is in the NOPL FAQ: [link]

Thanks, Sparky!

I'll add my thanks, too. I didn't know they had anything like that, but I should have guessed it. Public libraries are notoriously underfunded and rebuilding is going to be a major project. I'm always up for helping out. It was one of the things in the military that I hated most, the first thing to go whenever the Republicans cut funding was the base libraries. And when you're overseas, that sucks major ass.

It looks like they are trying to discourage the donation of actual books because of storage issues. That's too bad. I am thinking I am going to have to get rid of a lot of books if we get this apartment, because there isn't as much storage.

I'm actually surprised they're accepting book donations -- and I say this as a librarian -- since there are still so many repairs to do that they don't seem to have the shelves to put them on.

I have 7 bags of books to send. I basically decided I could clean my shelves off of everything I could possibly part with, but I think I'll send their acquisitions dept a list of titles. What they don't want, I'll give to the library book sale here and donate as cash what it would have cost to mail them to NO.

Typical call from Rapidly Prepared Food chain, for me:

Them: Um, the receipt printer is not working, and we have to print receipts.
Me: Did you check the cables?
Them: No. Can't you fix it? The last time I called in they fixed it quickly.
Me: Could you look in the back of the register to see--
Them (To staff): Goddamn it! SOMEONE DO SOME WORK! THAT F-ING BEEPER ON THE FRIES IS GOING OFF! AND YOU TWO! I'M NOT PAYING YOU TO HOLD UP THE WALLS! GO BUS TABLES OR SOMETHING!
Me: ---
Them: I'm not touching the register. I don't know anything about that stuff. Just fix it.---Goddamn it Janie, get to the f-ing drive through!
Me: No really, I just need you to make sure all the cables from the printer to the register are connected tightly....
Them: Oh, Okay. (Walks away... Noises....) GODDAMIT! WHO Unplugged the printer from the back of the register! (Noises, cursing) Okay. I guess the cable came unplugged somehow. It's working now. Bye! [click]
me: [typetypetype]