Jesse - thanks for the kick-ass. I'm not sure if that will work, but I'll try it. My "matchmaking" interview is in 40 minutes and I'm a bundle of nerves.

Helicopters are very complex and are sometimes known to fail even with the best preventative maintenance

Every Coast Guard helicopter flies with a mechanic on board. That's how fragile they are. Which is why BSG amused me: the Coast Guard has 3 mechanics for every pilot, and on BSG, the proportion appeared to be reversed.

So, no, it doesn't surprise me that one of the choppers had mechanical problems. But each of them is worth, like, $4M (or more)...

I am profoundly uncertain what to think about Bin Laden's death, except that I'm not sure I'm required to have an opinion, either.

He won't get to hurt anyone else, which is good. (I had no expectations of redemption.) And the people whose friends and families he killed feel better, which is good. But his death doesn't mean the US is pulling out of Iraq or Afghanistan, and it won't stop people with fixed ideologies and hardened resentments from trying to blow other people up.

So while it's a relief that he's finally dead, I don't think things are actually going to improve much as a result.

You're going to shine, Suzi.

So while it's a relief that he's finally dead, I don't think things are actually going to improve much as a result.

This.

Trudy, are you going to be in Boston soon?

Just for a show, sj. Then I'll hit the road.

Isn't there a Fenway stop on the green line? I'd think that would be a lot closer to Fenway Park than the Hynes stop. (And maybe closer than the Kenmore stop, though I'm not as sure of that.)

It is so hard some days to ignore and disengage. Woman in my office is so smart and capable in so many ways, but you can not talk about any world events without being hit with the crazy. Will & Kate married on same day as Hitler, Bin Laden killed on same day as Hitler, except of course he wasn't, because he has been dead for years. And of course we are all fools to think he was the mastermind of 9/11 anyway. She has proof. She has researched this stuff. Not that it matters because we are all going to be dead from sun stuff. Which our government is hiding from us to avoid panic. sobs gently while hitting head on desk Seriously, she is the best employee ever except for the ability to find the most ridiculous claims ever and embrace them.

This is why we really need to teach critical thinking better in schools.

Despite the best efforts of our armed forces, some people still live in impenetrable compounds. Of stupidity.

Awesome. I just might tag.

This is why we really need to teach critical thinking better in schools.

Of course she also is homeschooling because she can't have her child brainwashed by the system. And she wouldn't give the kid immunizations either.

And in her actual work here, brilliant. Smart as can be. And quick. Boggles.