ita, I noticed you didn't have any Dr. J on your silver foxes site: [link]

or emmylou harris: [link] [link]

and Carmen dell'Orefice: [link]

msbelle -- shouldn't you be asleep?

Fuck it, I'm wearing sandals to work. It's going to be 90, and I don't have any bandaids, and need them for my baby toes if I'm going to wear real shoes barefoot again. It's still April!!

And I just heard that you shouldn't go to the ER if you think you have swine flu, which makes sense -- you probably don't have it, but probably have some virus, and people in the ER don't need that.

I wanted to wear sandals but my toenails are a mess.

Up early again. We'll see how long this lasts. Would have been here @ 7:30, except I got here and remembered I'd forgotten MK's shot (routine is somewhat disrupted now. Will have to set an alarm for that) so raced back to do that. I love that if I hit all the lights right, commute is 5 minutes, otherwise 10.

I wore sandals yesterday and my feet are cut to ribbons. So even though today will be even hotter I'm back in my regular work shoes with socks and blister pads underneath. Ow ow ow.

Sandals yesterday and the day before. My feet are surprisingly presentable, perhaps in part because I go barefoot every chance I have around the house, which actually seems to help air them out and keep them from rubbing badly. I have enough dry skin on my heels to keep a school of those nibbly fish in food for months, though.

I wore sandals yesterday and my feet are cut to ribbons. So even though today will be even hotter I'm back in my regular work shoes with socks and blister pads underneath. Ow ow ow.

I hate the transition to summer feet. Which is why I love these wedge slides that I really should retire -- no owies!

I dunno - I think the name is cool....

Felony Franks

Jim Andrews of Chicago is on a mission to open a chain of hot dog stands and hire ex-convicts to give them a new start in life. That’s a noble aim, but some neighbors object to the name he chose for the business. Felony Franks uses a hot dog behind bars as its logo.

2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti likes the idea of employing ex-felons but hates the name.

He thinks the name and the sign glorify crime.

“Felony Franks? The home of the misdemeanor wiener? Food so good it’s criminal? You are actually in a sense elevating the life of crime here in our city and we cannot tolerate that.”

John Hunt, an ex-felon who lives several block away, agrees with the alderman.

“It’s a good thing if he’s going to hire ex-felons because… that’s a beautiful thing. But the name? He should change the name… Felony Franks is still making me feel like a felon.”

lisah, I hope you avoid any routes near an intersection with Lombard: [link]

For Jilli:

Adopt-a-Bat

Bat World has stories of bats in care that are injured, sick, or have been rescued from bad situations. Read about Van Gogh, who is missing an ear; Mr. Kitty, who was brought in by a cat; and Pongo, who became stuck on the wrong side of the ocean. Pictured is Bootsana, a fruit bat rejected by her mother. She loves her pacifier!

For the first 10 weeks of her life Bootsana carried a soft puppy nurser (her pacifier) in her mouth all the time and yelled whenever she dropped it. She continued to yell - almost brat-like - until someone placed it back into her mouth. At around 10 weeks of age she decided banana was better than a nurser, so solid food (which she also yelled for) was slowly introduced. Every day Bootsana was also given flapping exercises, as much as she enjoyed.

You can sponsor the care of these bats through their Adopt-a-Bat program.