They've confirmed at least three dead in Minneapolis. So scary.
Another test for Asperger's Syndrome: [link]
Usually, I get a "borderline Asperger's" test result, but not this time.
32 - 50 Scores over 32 are generally taken to indicate Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism, with more than 34 an "extreme" score.
I got 37.
DETROIT, Aug. 1 — Detroit lost its leadership of the American automobile market for the first time ever in July, when import nameplates outsold the three American companies in a dismal month for auto sales.
The traditional American brands owned by General Motors, the Ford Motor Company and the Chrysler Group held 48.1 percent of the market in July, according to a preliminary estimate by Autodata Inc., an industry statistics firm in Woodcliff Lake, N.J.
That meant foreign auto companies held 51.9 percent of the market. The most they had previously held was 49.8 percent of the market earlier this year.
[link]
Back in the '70s and '80s it was a really big deal that Detroit was losing market share. Now hardly anyone seems to car. I'm not saying people
should
care, just that it's interesting.
Picture of the bridge before it collapsed: [link]
Ladies and Gentlemen - our president:
Bush Insults BBC Political Editor at Press Conference
NEW YORK At a recent press conference at Camp David, President George Bush insulted BBC political editor Nick Robinson, the Daily Mirror reports.
Robinson, who has asked Bush pointed questions in the past such as whetherthe president was “in denial” over the Iraq war, posed a question to Bush about whether he could trust visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown not to “cut and run” from Iraq.
Bush replied with a dismissal: “Are you still hanging around?”
Later on, Bush poked fun at the bare-pate of Robinson, joking, “You’d better cover up your bald head, it’s getting hot out.”
The respected British reporter shot back, “I didn’t know you cared.”
Bush responded with a cool, “I don’t.” The Mirror reports that Bush then “snorted disdainfully” and “walked away to laughter.”
Jesus, that bridge collapse is terrifying.
In stupid news, I ordered a mai tai tonight, which turned out to be a big glass of rum. Who knew?
I just spent 2 intense hours trying to be intelligent, articulate and productive. Dunno if it worked. I think I'm done for the night.
Woohoo Robin!! Your own place!
My mom makes really good corncakes but there's not really a set recipe. It's just a cup of cornmeal, an egg, roughly half a cup of milk (enough so the texture is moist but not runny, and can be slowly poured) and sugar to taste. Instead of baking it, she pours the mix like flapjacks into a skillet with heated canola oil and flips each cake when the top side is riddled with bubbles and solidifying.
This sounds very yum, although I'm actually making the cornbread to bring to a friend's place who is making chili. I've marked DJ's recipes because they also look of the yum.
Unfortunately, in stopping at the store to pick up the various ingredients I "might" need (sour cream, peppers, cheese), I forgot that I might, in fact, need cornmeal. Duh.
Of course, right now I'm more focused on trying to reach my brother and/or his fiancé in Minneapolis.
