I'd thank them for their time/the opportunity to talk, call out something specific to the interview so the letter's not generic, and tell them how much you look forward to the chance to work/deal/interact with them again.

I feel dirty....

Washing Away Your Sins: Threatened Morality and Physical Cleansing

Physical cleansing has been a focal element in religious ceremonies for thousands of years. The prevalence of this practice suggests a psychological association between bodily purity and moral purity. In three studies, we explored what we call the "Macbeth effect"—that is, a threat to one's moral purity induces the need to cleanse oneself. This effect revealed itself through an increased mental accessibility of cleansing-related concepts, a greater desire for cleansing products, and a greater likelihood of taking antiseptic wipes. Furthermore, we showed that physical cleansing alleviates the upsetting consequences of unethical behavior and reduces threats to one's moral self-image. Daily hygiene routines such as washing hands, as simple and benign as they might seem, can deliver a powerful antidote to threatened morality, enabling people to truly wash away their sins.

(The above is an abstract. I guess you gotta pay to see the whole article.)

Thanks! My thank-you e-mail is ready for me to send. After I carefully proofread it a few times.

Grade A pasteurized milk, cream, nonfat milk, a blend of imported Greek honey and honey, live and active cultures: s.thermophilus, l.bulgaricus, l.acidophilus. Cultured after pasteurization.

It all looks so harmless, but it just takes two bites of TJ's Greek Style Honey Yoghurt before my head feels decidedly hinky. I used to like it, but the last couple of times trying to have any were abject failures on the anti-migraine side.

Cleanliness is next to godliness, eh?

I always figured that either means something I don't get, or it's just one of those fake Churchisms people make up to get you to behave. Do those have a name? My mother was inundated with them as a kid, and it's one of the reasons she got so sour on Christianity.

How many different wars are we planning on fighting? Sure, they're all part of the "War on Terra," but we're already spread too thin, and now Bush wants to spread us even thinner?

I've heard speculation that the intent is a blockade rather than a bombing. Or a really aggresive blockade that provokes Iranian retaliation to give an excuse for a a bombing. Trying to predict what crazy people will do makes my head hurt.

Congress is setting aside $20 million for a victory party for Iraq/Afghanistan. They seem awfully confident.

In funny future news (brought back by time traveling reporters) Avant brings on the funny:

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19 Year Old Diebold Technician Wins U.S. Presidency

By Ion Zwitter, Avant News Editor

Washington, D.C., November 5, 2008

In a dramatic development that has come as a surprise to pundits and the public alike, a youthful technician with Diebold, Inc. has emerged as the unlikely winner of the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. The president-elect, 19 year old Billy Pustule of Green, Ohio, reached via SMS at the garage apartment by his mother's house in which he currently resides, said he was "real psyched about being the president" and "had big plans for the inauguration party".

Veteran political observers including Seymour Shackleton of the Miami-Dade Political Coroner have expressed what amounts to sheer disbelief at the unanticipated outcome.

"To my knowledge, this is the first presidential election in American history won by an entirely unknown write-in candidate," Mr. Shackleton said. "No one seems to have even heard of Billy Pustule. A Google of his name turns up only five listings, all of them Amazon.com reader comments on anthologies of 19th century erotic cartoons. How the president-elect managed to build a sufficiently large grass-roots groundswell to clinch the election while operating in complete anonymity is, frankly, beyond me."

Huh. I just looked outside for the first time since 9:50 this morning. Turns out it's raining.