Frank Bruni would not necessarily agree.

I'm operating under severe interpretation handicappedness here, but where does he say anything about LA? All I meant was that burger prices and property prices are similarly more expensive here.

eta: CONGRATULATIONS SHRIFT!!

Yes, there was wailing and you'll-be-impossible-to-replace-ing.

Alright shrift!

What kind of potato salad did you go with?

I went with the poh-tay-toh that got me Big Boss agreeing to contact our people in Chicago regarding possible job openings.

Now when anyone asks you to do the impossible, you can drawl out "Now why would I want to do that?"

I just checked the menu here, and our special hand-massaged-cow burgers are $6.75. (sometimes they are more when they get some other random fancy meat source.)

Excellent.

Yes, there was wailing

You know, I thought that the sound of ultimate suffering I heard a little while ago.

When you guys hear the term "digital divide" who are you seeing on either side of the rift? Other than, obviously, those all up in technology and those who aren't? Who are the haves and who are the have-nots?

Yay for potato salad flinging shrift!!

serial:

Director Robert Luketic has abruptly quit the big screen remake of the hit 1980s TV show Dallas, because he was unhappy with some of the casting choices. The Legally Blonde film-maker was set to start shooting in October And key cast members are still being finalized. Among those actors already on board to play members of the Ewing clan are John Travolta as JR, Jennifer Lopez as Sue Ellen, Luke Wilson as Bobby, and Shirley MacLaine as Miss Ellie. A source tells US magazine People that the director was unhappy with some of the studio's choices for the roles and decided to walk away from the film. No details were given regarding which stars the director objected to. Doctor Dolittle director Betty Thomas is being considered as a possible replacement for Luketic.

I'd leave over the first two quoted casting choices, myself.

Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow stunned diners on Tuesday night when she ordered what looked like raw fish and then downed a beer. The star was dining with husband Chris Martin at the New York City sushi bar Cube 63 where Paltrow ordered a salad and what appeared to be sushi, which is thought to be potentially harmful during pregnancy. Martin left the restaurant to pick up several bottles of Irish stout Guinness at a nearby deli and when he returned, diners were surprised when Paltrow, who is five months pregnant with the couple second child, drank one herself. According to a witness, "People were looking and waving, and she just tried to melt further into the corner." Some health experts recommend a little Guinness for expectant mothers because of the drink's high iron content. A representative for the actress confirmed she drank the alcoholic beverage, but said she ate only cooked food, not sushi.

Raw fish !≡ sushi, people. Stop swapping back and forth that way.