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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I forget how many hours you have to clear your sidewalk before you get ticketed, starting at $100.
When I was growing up in Janesville, you had 24 hours after the snow stopped. My father acted as if it were 2.4.
I give the South somewhat of a pass on the inability to deal with snow as long as the North is unable to deal with heat.
There is no ticketing here for unshoveled walks (I'm pretty sure) but you will incur the wrath of your neighbors if you are able bodied and don't shovel your walk as soon as possible. Which means I have to get up early tomorrow to get it done. And I've gotten VERY spoiled because snow shoveling has been one of Bob's household tasks and he's in Chicago this week. I mean, I helped during the snowpocalypse but he is our primary shoveler.
NPR itself on Giffords' "death": [link] - they had 2 sources, 1 in the Sheriff's office.
Thanks. I wish the article had gone into more detail about these two sources.
So, if NPR had erred, what should they have done? Got more sources? Waited for a report from the doctor or hospital?
A floor lamp in the garage is really not what I need, no reading nook there.
Tom, nope, not even the top right pile o'stuff. Other places they are not: anywhere on my desk or table beside desk, the stationary drawer, or my purse.
So, if NPR had erred, what should they have done?
Pretty much what they did, IMO - reported what they had heard (given it was coming two plausible sources) with a ton of caveats around the general reliability of information in the midst of turmoil.
They were in a basket in the kitchen, you can all breathe a sigh of relief. whew, that was tense there for a bit.
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In the last 30 minutes I went from feeling fine to feeling like I'm coming down with a cold. Throat and nose are not happy.
waiting for a medical professional to declare death is usually a good way to avoid liability.
Just got my PBS email and realized Downton Abbey is written by the guy who wrote Gosford Park. More reasons to watch.
This is cool (and sad):
Sneak Preview of the Cover of The Stranger This Week, Created by Dan Savage and Aaron Huffman