My neuro's apparently not going to prescribe any pain relief for my shoulder until at least the 31st, at which point I shouldn't need any.

Your neuro is ridiculous. Someone who specializes in nerves should understand the need to reduce their aggravation. I'm sorry.

In other news, I'm currently editing a document where the author takes the humble semicolon on many brave new adventures. I'm almost sad to correct it, as so few people even try to use the semicolon any more, much less in place of m-dashes, full colons, and occasionally commas. Still, it will be best honored in the breach than in the observance. At least, I'm not gonna let anyone observe them there.

taquitos, jess?

I have only to vacuum, take out the trash, pack, and shower, and I shall be ready to receive my parents before they use my bathroom and we get in their car a d drive to PA. I only shoved two dirty pots in the oven.

The TJ's Spanikopita and (Mushroom Greek Pastry)kopita are deeeeeeeelish.

wrod.

And !ita!, I am so sorry your neuro is being so difficult. Ugh.

However, if I'm reading this right, they're saying that the average time for almost every species is 21 seconds.

That is what they are saying.

It is probably worth noting that this is not a peer-reviewed paper, it is two pages long, and it has no methods or data analyses. I think it is probably a prank.

It's been a while since I studied rats as subjects, but I don't recall them peeing for 21 seconds. And if even smaller small mammals are pausing for 21 seconds to void .5ml of urine, there should be some pressures of natural selection to improve on that.

Does anyone know anything about how Target carries non-designer things seasonally? Specifically, I want this, which is new this fall. Can I wait a few months, or should I jump on it?

What are your favorite frozen appetizer thingies?

mini spinach quiches!