There are lots of slutty boys at the West Village Halloween parade.

I also felt like slutty costumes for women were not that common this year at the parade, though Bob disagreed.

Happy Birthday Ginger!

My boss, who is notoriously cheap, went to Chipotle wrapped up in a tan-ish blanket (tortilla) over a green-ish blanket (guac)....and then, for good measure, taped sign on his chest saying "I am a burrito."

That's way better than the huge line of people I saw with just a strip of aluminum foil around their waist, or arm, or just a hat.

I also felt like slutty costumes for women were not that common this year at the parade, though Bob disagreed.

I think at the parade, people tend to be both more creative and more weather-appropriate, relative to people at parties.

So, the elevator informs me that 11% of Americans would be willing to have a device implanted in their brain that would provide constant internet access. However, it did not provide detail on

a) what's wrong with those other 89% (I mean, come on. The poll even specified safely implanted)

or

b) where you can sign up.

Happy birthday, Ginger!!

Thanks for the puppies, sumi--I love that English bulldog, because she looks an awful lot like our old bulldog (also named Ginger, btw!). In the commentary on that website, they mention the dog's love of car rides, which was also our dog's favorite thing in the world. She would run out to the car with my mom when she was running errands just to get the ride.

Once, Mom went out to bring the car into the garage from the driveway, and Ginger got out of the house and jumped in the car next to her. Mom didn't have the time to go for a ride, so she just drove it in and parked it, but Ginger felt shorted out of her ride and refused to get out of the car. So, Mom left the car door and connecting door from the garage to the kitchen open for when the dog decided she'd waited long enough. About an hour later, she saw the kitchen/garage door open, forgot why she had left it so, and closed it. An hour or so after that, someone asked, "Where's Ginger?" "Oh, my God, she's still out in the garage!" Mom opened the door, and burst out laughing, because she was still sitting in the car with the most stubborn expression on her face, waiting for her ride, damnit!!

What a great dog! Chockful of character.

So, the elevator informs me that 11% of Americans would be willing to have a device implanted in their brain that would provide constant internet access.

I was part of a survey that asked that question. I was part of that 11% too.

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

when she actually made noise he tried flinging himself into my lap in an desperate timmy-is-down-the-wellish effort to communicate that THE BABY IS UPSET!!!!!!!

This is the best story ever.

Women’s Sexy Clothing ‘Distracting Muslim Men From Sleep’

Malaysia’s Muslim men are suffering sleepless nights and cannot pray properly because their thoughts are distracted by a growing number of women who wear sexy clothes in public, a prominent cleric said.

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, the spiritual leader of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, said he wanted to speak about the “emotional abuse” that men face because it is seldom discussed, the party reported on its Web site Wednesday.

“We always [hear about] the abuse of children and wives in households, which is easily perceived by the eye, but the emotional abuse of men cannot be seen,” Nik Abdul Aziz said. “Our prayers become unfocused and our sleep is often disturbed.”

More at the link. And the other stuff at the link is more disturbing....

Women’s Sexy Clothing ‘Distracting Muslim Men From Sleep’

I don't know whether to laugh or let my eyes roll out of my head.