That's odd. When I took food service training they told us it was better to wash with hot water and no soap than soap and cold water.

eta: in fact, a food service establishment will be shut down if the health deparment finds they have no hot water.

The "you don't need hot water to get the germs off" thing is a new discovery. I imagine the laws are lagging behind.

that it is not the water temperature, but the cleaning with soap, water, and scrubbing that removes dirt and germs.

Maybe so, but it's the water temperature that dictates how invested I am in scrubbing.

Might be worth checking health codes on that one, for sure.

I think they are only killing hot water in non-food service areas.

Maybe so, but it's the water temperature that dictates how invested I am in scrubbing.

Hello! Exactly!! And let me tell you, that water is ICE cold!

I know places where they turned off the hot water to the bathrooms during the Carter administration and it's still off today.

Jon Stewart gave me my first new tag in a while...Mr. Grayson would probably understand, given that he has a lot of "double-dog fuck-you" in his own nature, as Mary Karr says. I've been kind of pissed off at Jon because I found his recent media critique not as smart as I hoped it would be. At the very least, should he go back to stand-up ever, if I ruled the world, he would not be allowed to use that chestnut about "I don't tell you how to do your job!" because he went on with Rachel and did that very thing. But I suppose that is like being pissed that Julia Roberts isn't smart enough to be a physicist even with the clear-frame glasses.

I'm still shopping at the crazy expensive bra store. The lady looked at me balefully when I asked her for only bras under $100. I like my boobies, but not *that* much.

My sister and I wear the same size, but not really the same style.

Apparently Taco Bell's "meat" doesn't even meet the standards for taco meat filling--that needs to be 40% beef, minimum, and it's only 36%. Hey, Hil, you can almost eat it!

I thought the lingerie shop that does alterations was going to be crazy expensive but it's just normal expensive.

Apparently Taco Bell's "meat" doesn't even meet the standards for taco meat filling--that needs to be 40% beef, minimum, and it's only 36%. Hey, Hil, you can almost eat it!

Heh. Taco Bell is actually one of the best fast food places in terms of labeling their vegetarian things -- their website gives complete ingredient lists for everything, and you can get the lists at the restaurants. And, unlike most other fast food places, they don't put meat into vegetarian-looking things. (They were sued several years ago when a Hindu couple asked if the beans were vegetarian, and an employee said they were, so the couple got some bean burritos, and then found out that the beans were cooked with beef fat or beef broth or something. After that, they changed their recipes a bit to make sure that everything that looks vegetarian is.)

Currently, I am a complete waste of oxygen. I'm sooo sleepy am not interested in accomplishing anything. The obvious answer would be to go to bed, but I have a client appointment at 9pm. (different time zone)

I hope I'm not counted on to be brilliant because I'm not sure I can pull anything more than a dedicated ear.

I am grateful for the miracle that is antibiotics and pain relievers. They do, however, make me feel like dirt.

Blergh.

What can I do for the next 2 (WHOLE) hours that involves being a waste of space?

Bartleby has already been out, so that's not it.