For a moment, I pictured Tom picking up 2 live chickens.

Me too.

Me three. The mental image of the drive home was comedy gold.

vw, I'm glad you've got a plan for making through the rest of the day.

Aimee, I hope going to the top gets you the satisfaction of a resolved problem and of kicking a bit of assheadedness along the way.

From last night:

I still have my crown, and yes, we got Sean a Jester cap.

I still have it. In fact, I'm wearing it right now, AIFG!

Also, I still have my crown that I believe Plei (of the lovely eyes) gave me in San Francisco.

Also, WTF, Aims? Stupid bank fuckers! Sounds like they need to be killed.

I am submitting the same letter to the BBB, Attorney General of Michigan, and "Ruth to the Rescue" on channel 4 WDIV.

Without commenting on the merits of the matter, you might want to send your letter to the Customer Assistance Group at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency instead of the Attorney General of Michigan.

It's a quirk involving nationally chartered banks. And you probably don't want me to go into detail.

Megan Walker - did you see this review on sfgate.com? How do his comments match your experience there?

I am submitting the same letter to the BBB, Attorney General of Michigan, and "Ruth to the Rescue" on channel 4 WDIV.

psst - Aimee... Angies' List? - they keep an open file until the situation's resolved.

over Thanksgiving

That's ridonkulous - plus, rather insensitive, given that the day before is a Very Important Day.

It is raining asshats today.

Suzi, that's fantastic news! Also, I need to e-mail you. I see you in a week! Craziness!

I love a lot of caffeinated drinks but after thinking about it for the hour since I've logged on to bitches I'm going to proclaim that Black Tea (ideally with a touch of milk and honey) and Mountain Dew are my two favorites.

I am sleep deprived on account of construction. I can't decide whether to try for more sleep or give in and have caffeine.

Thanks Suzi, I hadn't seen that. And yeah for good doctor news!

How do his comments match your experience there?

Let's see. We didn't have to wait at all (and we also had an 8:45 reservation) but I agree that the hostess was less than impressive. But I didn't notice any of the casualness that the reviewer talks about.

One of the best dishes on my two recent visits was the boneless quail. It looked like a fatted duck, its breast plumped with sweetbreads and spinach, beautifully served with alternating logs of young leeks, roasted parsnips and slices of foie gras complementing the lightly smoked apple-flavored veal jus.

This was what I had! Delicious. The only other food choice we had that was in the review was the "Fleurburger" dessert:

Desserts also had a slightly retro feel - we're talking the 1990s here - although I loved the sense of humor showed in the Fleurburger, a tongue-in-cheek reference to Keller's wildly popular gourmet burger bar in Las Vegas. The bun is a house-made beignet, the filling is dark chocolate ganache and the "frites" are frozen sticks of fennel ice cream. The plate also comes with a small cherry-flavored milk shake.

My friend didn't love it, although he thought the fennel ice cream fries were great.

That's ridonkulous - plus, rather insensitive, given that the day before is a Very Important Day.

This was at a previous church-like employer. Not the present one. The present one gives us the day before Thanksgiving off as a President's Holiday.

We just discovered that we don't have the Nebraska code books anymore. Oops.

Suzi, glad to hear your blood work was pretty. I think we can now agree that you are beautiful inside and out.