So, they pay me to catalogue antiquarian books, and I just stumbled across this amusing little number.

The rehearsall transpros'd : the second part. Occasioned by two letters: the first ... the second letter ... If thou darest to print or publish any lie or libel against Doctor Parker, by the eternal God I will cut thy throat.

From back when threats meant something.

Oh, I'd like to see a picture of Prince's purple house. [link] And for that matter I'd like to see this too even though I'm not into Bond. [link]

My days of desiring vengeance have passed. I rid myself of the evil folk immediately. They become nonpeople, out of my thoughts and life. Some of the Evil ones are married to loved ones so I still have to see them. But they don't have the power to hurt me or make me crazy. I used to pity the spouses, but they choose to live with awful people and be abused. I can't make other people's choices.

Now you mess with my loved ones that are children or otherwise unable to defend themselves and fear me.

I've had evil bosses. I quit. I've had rotten boyfriends, I quit them. My rules are pretty simple. Treasure me or I got no time for you. Guess that's why I like it here so much. Y'all treat me well.

Note: If anyone has another email for Daisy other than the one in her profile send it my way. I haven't seen her here since the awful weather so I don't know if her internet is down. DH is headed her way Thursday and would like to see her again. eta: got it thanks.

This just in from Chicago:

Electronic voting systems? Still suck.

I've never voted with the newfangled touchscreen stuff, but my favorite way of voting is optical scan.

When I saw from the early returns that Oberweiss was ahead, I feared for my state -- that guy is nuts.

Luckily things changed.

Not that I should complain -- I didn't vote.

We vote touchscreen. Everyone should vote optical scan. It's the most sense making way. Oh yeah, voting authorities not so much with the sense making.

I voted last week in our local elections. I felt kinda guilty when I voted for the mom of one of my son's friends. Luckily the persons who should have won did win in both races in my city.

We still vote with little pieces of paper we put inside an envelope. Than again, we only vote for one thing (a party), after a short period of voting for two (party plus prime minister).

Oh, and the election are this coming Tuesday.

[Edit: 5+4=7+2]

Remember that whippet that escaped from the airport after Westminster?

You can read updates about the search for her here. They are still reporting sightings of her.

When I saw from the early returns that Oberweiss was ahead, I feared for my state -- that guy is nuts.

Seriously wacky, even though his dairy does make some damn fine ice cream.

I had to laugh when listening to both Blagojevich and Topinka being interviewed on WGN radio this morning. Blago was being grilled as to whether his campaign strategy would include commercials that link Topinka and George Ryan (former governor whose verdict on corruption charges is still in the hands of the jury), and he kept dodging the question with "We will focus on the issues," but didn't deny the possibility.

Topinka was funny because she pointed out that eight years ago, when she first ran for her current position as State Treasurer, she was one of only two women running for statewide slots, and the rest of the Republican party thought it was the end of the world. This time around, there are three women running statewide, and not a peep has been said. As she pointed out rather gleefully, all those critics are now either retired, dead, or under indictment.