Had to run back to my car several blocks away in a torrential rainstorm (at least I had an umbrella?) Had to take my shoes off, they were too slippery.

And I come home to discover dripping in the back bedroom ceiling by the downspout. Sigh. Roof's only 2 years old. I oughta call the roofer. And the downspout people.

So, Amina, "Gay Girl in Damascus" is an American man living in Istanbul.

Seriously?

::sigh::

Oh, you have to read his justification. It's special.

I'm sure it is.

Andy Carvin explains how they figured it out: [link]

Wouldn't it be nice if Ruler on Ice turned out to be the Kelso or Forego of our time?

Meanwhile John Velazquez is STILL pissed off.

Oh, wow, electronic intifada played a part in busting him! I used to frequent them a lot back in my more activist days. I should get them back on my radar.

And man, that's more detail than I'd heard from Velazquez. Have you seen the head on replay, sumi? What do you think? I couldn't tell what had happened during the immediate aftermath of the race.

We got a shoutout in Mary Beth Williams' article about the end of Table Talk.

[link]

P.S. Don't read the comments.