Salt has two functions. I like it in its first, which is to release flavour. In its second, as a flavour in its own right, it's gross.

Someone a cube over is saying that blonde jokes are only about those women who are not naturally blonde, just those that are pretending to be blonde. I looked over my shoulder, hoping for eye contact, but no dice.

I had a job once where we were not allowed to read at our desks during breaks and lunch. They told us they were afraid that higher-ups might see us and think we were slacking.

There's a bit about GA on Oprah today.

I can't imagine eating non-sweetened oatmeal. I grew up eating it with brown sugar and cinnamon.

Even cookies are made with salt in them.

In my world: grits=salty and oatmeal=sweet.

but the pinch of salt in the oatmeal does not diminish the sweetness.

Just tell them you ate breakfast at home, and the oatmeal is a snack. That should do it, no?

Afraid not. Besides, I'd have to bring it myself anyway, since the cafeteria is in this building, and I'm going to be working in the other one. The different buildings thing compounded with the no eating at desks rule is what's making this extra annoying.

The salt doesn't make it salty or any less sweet.

Well, Plei was suggesting only salt and butter, which says to me it wouldn't be sweet at all. Which just seems odd.

WHO has no knowledge of how these news reports originated but would like to stress that we have no opinion on the future existence of blondes.

Certainly blondes will make up a lower percentage of the population as ethinic mixing continues in the future. But they won't become extinct, because the genes will still be there. The phenotype will only show up when the person gets the (usually hidden) blonde genes from both parents, but that will continue to happen some of the time forever. There will always be a few blondes.

On Schizophrenia: The reason people get confused about the name is that it is a stupid name. The name does mean split mind, but the idea was that it reflected splitting of asssociations--that is, spliting of ideas that should be connected, splitting of ideas and feelings, of feelings and behavior. This is what the guy who made up the name (Bleuler) thought was the central problem in schizophrenia.

So it's natural that people like to use the word to mean 'of split or conflicted views' but it's still wrong.

Aargh. Does anyone know how to remove velobinding?

Aargh. Does anyone know how to remove velobinding?