I think the difference between cloverleafs and jughandles is a jughandle forces you to cross the traffic you were just a part of, requiring a light or stop signs?

So my blinds arrived today. They are in a stack on the floor. Atop them are 2 cats.

Around here, they just leave packages on the front porch. Freaks me out. Anyone could take it! OK, why anyone would want custom blinds, but still. It just seems weird no signature was required.

They are talking about putting a roundabout at a crazy ass intersection near me. I don't know how I feel about this. The intersection is ridiculous, it has something like 5 or 6 roads coming together and there is no easy way to get the lights to make it anything but time consuming. However, this is Baltimore. No one knows how to handle a roundabout.

I can't remember if I hated Order of Phoenix or Half Blood Prince? Do I want to see it?

Yes, you do! It's supposed to be the more lighthearted of the last few films, and you know that the final movie(s) are going to be all intense and no fun at all. Of course, there's the big sad ending, but lots of comedy and romance in between.

Near my parents they want to put a circle on a road that is so old that the fronts of the houses are already right up against the sidewalks (all their historic lilacs were long since sacrificed to new sewage pipes). The circle would never be able to handle the size of the trucks that use that road.

Did they really need to divert the flight over this?

US Airways Flight Diverted After Passenger Gets Naked In His Seat

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A US Airways flight to Los Angeles was diverted to Albuquerque after a passenger removed all of his clothing mid-flight, forcing flight attendants to cover him with a blanket before he was arrested. Keith Wright, 50, of the Bronx in New York, was taken into custody by airport authorities after he allegedly disrobed while sitting in his seat in the back of Flight 705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said.

The plane carrying about 148 passengers from Charlotte to Los Angeles landed in Albuquerque about 6:45 p.m., US Airways spokeswoman Valerie Wunder said.

Wright was unresponsive when asked by a flight attendant to put his clothes back on, said Dan Jiron, a spokesman for the Albuquerque airport. Authorities suspect the passenger may have been drunk or on prescription drugs.

"She asked him on more than one occasion to put on his clothes. She covered him with a blanket and he took that off," Jiron said.

Wright allegedly became combative when flight attendants tried to cover him with the blanket and fasten his seat belt, the FBI said Wednesday in a news release.

Two off-duty law officers who were passengers on the flight helped the flight attendants subdue and handcuff Wright before the flight landed, Jiron said.

Passenger Ginny Keegan of Detroit was sitting in the front of the plane.

"All of a sudden there was a bunch of activity and a lot of loud things going on and all of a sudden people started getting out of their seats in the back of the plane," she said.

Well, I suppose if he became "combative"....

Timelies all!

Congrats Nilly!

Both G and I get Friday off. I know he's looking forward to a day without Metro insanity.

There's one on Western for the on-ramp to 90/94 (if you're driving South on Western).

Yes! I had forgotten about that one. Don't know how as I used to drive on it a lot. There's a couple off of ....ummm...Cermak, IIRC.

Jughandles are great when they're designed well and when the people driving know how to navigate them. I can see how they'd be confusing if you're just driving through and don't know how they work, and yes, a lot of them have horrible signs, but for multi-lane roads, it lets the left lane stay as the passing lane, rather than having everyone who's turning left (and thus slowing down) going over there, too.

I just made the greatest lentil soup ever. Basically, just chopped up one or two of all the kinds of vegetables I had in my fridge and cooked with lentils and vegetable broth, bay leaves and thyme. I think I put in onion, garlic, bell pepper, carrot, parsnips, leeks, potato, and kale. Salt and pepper and a splash of lemon juice at the end. These flavors just work together perfectly. And I seriously doubt I could ever make it again, since I really have no idea how much of each vegetable I used. I think one carrot, one parsnip, half an onion, two cloves garlic, one or maybe two baby bell peppers, one potato, and a handful or two of chopped leeks and maybe six or so leaves of kale? I've made lentil vegetable soups like this before, just putting in whatever I had, but never had it turn out this good.

I know what they are going for, but how are we getting two one-time payments of half of a lump sum?

So the question is "one lump or two?"