their stories can easily be told with 100% accuracy without casting any minorities at all

It's not that I'd ever argue that one show has to shoulder the "burden" of making its cast the 50% white that LA is (naturally that's all LA--no one lives in all LA). But at a higher level, if someone's not doing it, then the numbers are never going to look good.

And given that we know the stories are not being told about Pleasantville, PA I feel it's remarkably disingenuous for people to insist the numbers should match the census of the entire country. Also, the numbers they were looking at were for lead characters only (here: [link] ) and no one was considering if there should be minority families or anything really weird like that. And they defended the first stats, of specified race, but could not explain to me why so many casting calls needed to specify an ethnicity, any ethnicity. Will the stories be ruined if you audition race blind by default? Why be so defensive about that? Are you scared that the coloureds are going to take all the acting jobs like they ruined sports and music if there's a remotely prejudice free selection process?

Ooh--I think this L&O:UK is the hipster grifter chick episode. Was that the one where the cop gets kinda hoodwinked into getting too close to the "victim"?

My hand is still swollen and bruised, and that a friend of mine at brunch today told me I really should get it x-rayed. Urgent care, or ER?

Urgent Care. On a Saturday evening, the ER is already going to be filling up. Urgent Care will likely be (comparatively) faster.

X-Rays? ER.

Do not all Urgent Cares do x-ray? Tim got x-rayed at Urgent Care after the Great Puncture Wound Adventure.

shrift, call your local urgent care before you go and find out if they do X-rays, some do and some don't.

Well, I live next to an ER. I guess I could walk over there are see how busy they are?

If you're breathing properly and not bleeding this is a horrible time for the ER.

Well, you know compared to the happy fun time you were going to have. I agree with sj saying to call UC. The ones I've been to advertised X-Rays, but who needs a wasted trip when you're trying to find a doctor?

Muffin question: I think I must be overmixing. I'm skimming the internet, and THREE strokes? Seriously? I hate biting into a blister of flour and leavening in baked goods. I fold until I can't see any more dry bits and then stop. Are you guys stopping sooner?

(And it does seem using sour/soda as part of the leavening might help, but still...)

If I could find an UC near me, I would do that. But since I don't need this ASAP, I guess I'll keep searching.

Hmm. Maybe Lakeview Immediate Care. I'll call and see if they can do x-rays.

Edit: And they do. I'm going to register now on their website and go in the morning.