I love hamentaschen, with any filling. But I've always thought of it as not as Hamen's ear but Hamen's pockets following the German word for pockets (Taschen).

Of course, what I love best is the kids dressing up part.

Perkins, so sorry about jury duty. Remember the good old days when a law degree pretty much meant an automatic dismissal?

was there a post in here in last few days linking to a blog with the subject line of geek love or geek attraction? The blog entry had an old picture of Bill Gates laying on a desk.

Anyone?

Argh. Is it too much to ask that when someone says they'll have something back to you on a particular day, they will? When it's already a month late? Is it?

It's like there are places with less wheather - and what do they have instead? Jiant air-conditioners?

In Jamaica we don't have much weather--the temperatures are pretty constant, as are the thunderstorms.

Well, outside hurricane season anyway.

Crap. I just called the woman I have a noon phone appointment with, and she didn't pick up! I'm getting a little peckish, but I feel confident that as soon as I have food in my mouth (whether that's 5 minutes or an hour from now), she will call.

Timelies! Happy Ides of March, y'all! Let's all celebrate and go stab an emperor.\

An annoying boss will do in a pinch.

Huh. So I just learned that power in my building comes from two separate and not-interdependent lines. How? They keep losing power in the core of the building. I've not heard so much as a single whoomp. I am about as far from the core as you can be without being outside. Kinda weird.

Yay hamentashen! (I always love Purim, because my middle name is Esther and there are nummy cookies.)

Happy Ides Of March!

Seriously, can someone make this lady call me back?

Also, Julius Caesar's March wouldn't be the same month as ours, would it? I mean, had they shifted the calendar by then?

Oh, der. Julian Calendar: [link]