We have similar rates of non-violent crime to the US, but murder rates are about a third the US rate.
But all the animals there are poisonous so it evens out.
Angel: Will you just shut up for once?! Illyria: What? Angel: My God, the speechifying. Has it ever occurred to you that now might not be the best time for when-we-were-muck stories?
'Time Bomb'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 4:52:53 am PDT #190 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 4:54:56 am PDT #191 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
But in my state, there are still morons who want the right to bring guns in bars.
Don't you want to be able to shoot the drunk guy with a gun before he shoots you? Come to think of it, I think it would just make me want to avoid bars.
Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 4:58:22 am PDT #192 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
The A's have just been dispiriting to watch even with some talented young pitching. Too many guys hitting .240 or less. Feh.
Not as dispiriting as the Royals who need to win a frakking game sometime. I believe they have lost 8 of their last 8 games.
Lee - Jul 22, 2009 5:00:07 am PDT #193 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am moderately cranky today, and my annoying boss and her even more annoying assistant are having stupid conversations that I can't help but listen to! Maybe if I did some actual work, that would help. Meh!
We could talk about Big Brother, and how stupid Ronnie is instead.
Jesse - Jul 22, 2009 5:02:58 am PDT #194 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, right, Perkins?!?!?! What a freaking idiot. I mean seriously.
Jesse - Jul 22, 2009 5:07:47 am PDT #195 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, this is a good one: I just came across someone whose title is "Open Source Diva."
Lee - Jul 22, 2009 5:08:27 am PDT #196 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
SERIOUSLY!
Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 5:09:25 am PDT #197 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
It looks like Gmail wants me to donate to a fund to encourage Sarah Palin to run for president in 2012. Despite the potential entertainment, I have to decline.
msbelle - Jul 22, 2009 5:10:58 am PDT #198 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Sad I cannot muster enough to get into BB this year.
woke with a start at 5:30 from a dream where someone accidentally fell from a window - not calming. so, am also a wee cranky.
half of me wants to crank through work and clear my desk, the other half wants to play hookey and go home. I think this means I will stay at work, but get little to nothing done.
Gudanov - Jul 22, 2009 5:19:42 am PDT #199 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Last night Leif had his first ER visit. My wife took the kids up to the community center to swim. Apparently Leif was jumping into the pool and hit his head on a giant plastic turtle.
I got a call to meet her at the ER, but she was too stressed, understandably, to tell me what was going on. I got there so quickly, I actually beat them to the ER and was briefly very confused.
Once he got there he ended up getting 10 stitches in his head. Getting the local was a bit traumatic, but the stitches were no problem. He questioned the doctor about what he was doing and commented several times that it was all very relaxing.
He got some ice cream afterwords and now is looking forward to showing his classmates. He also wondered if he looked like Frankenstein. Leif asked the doctor who gave Frankenstein his stitches and the doctor told him it was Dr. Frankenstein. I refrained from saying, "No, it's Fronkensteen".