Cutie-head nephew, Allyson.

ion, Go Bears!

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::gets up, dusts off, tacklehugs AmyLiz right back: Hey there!

OK, it is reairing now. I only missed a few minutes. So far, not bad.

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And msbelle thought people wouldn't want to read about this. This is like, the most amazing thing ever. I mean, babies are great and all, but this is like this new human come into our lives with no experience of his new world, you know, and yet can communicate to us. Also, such an incredibly gorgeous child.

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Oh, and about the vegan using cows to plough--if you're the sort of vegan that thinks honey and yeast are crossing a line, labour seems a bit much to ask of the creatures out there.

Fair point. Of course now I have to go find out why yeast is mean. I get that honey is stealing foods from bees. And I guess that yeast is just being mean to the wee yeasties themselves? Hmm. Leisure cows!

MAGIC PIZZA that arrives AT YOUR DOOR when you just click on the weird flat thing.

I want magic pizza. Why won't / don't / can't I order pizza when I am alone? I mean, sure I hate calling for it but that's why I have the internet, yes? So I don't have to actually ever talk to people.

Every desk had a metal pica stick (a ruler in picas)

I miss my pica pole. No use for it now, but I do miss it.

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Mac is just stunning. Every day, I drive past the hotel where msbelle stayed when she swung through Seattle last year (it's near Lillian's daycare), and I smile because of Mac. This week, the smiles have been all-out grins.

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Back to the conversation last week about the Hitchens article (Why Women Aren't Funny) I came across this comment by Andy Kindler on another board:

Tried to take the Hitchens article from the top, but was defeated again by the horrible quality of the writing, and could smell his rotting soul in every line. Also he seems horny or something creepy like that. He likes the ladies, and somehow he ties that into nothing. There's a lot of innuendo and such, enough to make everyone sick.

Christopher Hitchens wouldn't know comedy if it was served to him on a bed of ice berg lettuce, with a fat free Eyetalian dressing on the side.

He wouldn't know comedy if comedy was his room mate, and each morning upon rising, proclaimed in a loud voice, "I am comedy."

He wouldn't know comedy if it fell on his head. If it fell on his head, and he in turn fell down, he wouldn't fall in a funny way. He would collapse under the weight of his own hideousness, and even though that would be enjoyable to watch, it would not be funny.

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Cass -I want magic pizza. Why won't / don't / can't I order pizza when I am alone? I mean, sure I hate calling for it but that's why I have the internet, yes? So I don't have to actually ever talk to people.

I've swung over to the dark side. Actually cooking my own. Boboli Pizza makes good crusts and great sauce. Add your own cheese and toppings, done in like 8-10 minutes. Faster than most deliveries, and no talking to people (except in here... with us! :)

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People in here aren't real. Are they?

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ion, Go Bears!

OK, Devin Hester? You are probably the most exciting player on the field this season! (Six touchdowns on returns this season, an NFL record, including two tonight--he's only the sixth player in NFL history to do this--and a "missed it by that much!" almost-interception since he was doubling up playing both his usual special teams and defense.) Between that and the fact that Rex Grossman actually managed to look like a credible QB, I was a happy fan tonight.

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I have found if you order Pizza Hut on-line you don't really have to talk to the person who brings it- just shove the money at them, grab the pizza and quickly shut the door. On the other hand you do end up having to eat Pizza Hut.

ETA: YAH! GO BEARS!

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