It comes in FOUR colors. Audrey, Bettie and I forget what else. Probably Marilyn.

Marilyn and Ginger.

So weird.

It was a great bit, they just don't make bits like that anymore.

This made me double take after the discussion of certain bits of anatomy.

Seriously.

Wow. Book Recall: Bad Do-It-Yourself Advice

WASHINGTON — Oxmoor House on Friday recalled nearly 1 million home improvement books because of errors that could lead do-it-yourselfers to make risky mistakes while installing or repairing their electrical wiring.

The errors in technical diagrams and wiring instructions could cause people to be shocked or create a fire hazard.

In announcing the voluntary recall, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said no incidents have been reported.

What follows is a list of the recalled books....

Readers might have bought some of the books more than three decades ago. Bookstores and home improvement stores nationwide sold the recalled books from January 1975 through December 2009.

Wow, they've been selling some of these since 1975???

Heh. A coworker just came by to tell me about Robert Gibbs's press conference (just concluded) in which he was asked when the State of the Union address will be. He said that it definitely would not be on February 2nd, since that would be the same night as the premiere of Lost.

Salon addressed the bizarre dye thing.

ION, why is it that every single time I fly, someone either tries to send their laptop through the scanner in a packed bag, or tries to take large amounts of liquid through? Can it be possible every single time that I encounter someone who's never flown before?

When you summon Death Bear to your door, you can rest assured that help has come.

Death Bear will take things from you that trigger painful memories and stow them away in his cave where they will remain forever allowing you to move on with your life. Give him an ex's clothes, old photos, mementos, letters, etc. Death Bear is here to assist you in your time of tragedy, heartbreak, and loss. Let Death Bear help you, and absorb your pain into his cave.

Source: Michael Jackson's Doctor To Be Indicted

Yeah, I could have gone my whole life without knowing about that.

Those are both recent enough requirements that I could see a traveler who hasn't flown frequently in the past decade or so not knowing. It wouldn't have to be never. The last time I flew I knew I needed my laptop out, but I didn't know it needed to be in its own bin, separate from my watch & belt & shoes & pocket change bin. That made three items I was ushering through the xray machine which I found irritating to wrangle.