I did not know that today is National Cat Day.

So M doesn't have to get it this year, just before he becomes sexually active? Well, forewarned is forearmed; we need to have the family meeting about sex ed and how that's to be handled; it's past time, to my eyes, and the HPV vaccine should be part of that discussion.

I'm not handing out candy at home, all the too much candy (not Too Much Candy) I bought is ostensibly for my co-workers kids who will trick-or-treat the office Friday afternoon. Anything left will be emergency stash for the cube.My co-workers have not been trained to expect me to have candy, so it will probably last a long time. Unless we have mice.

BTW, the blue cheese and pecan dip and pumpkin cranberry crisps that Jesse talked me into buying - totally delicious.

Right??

I am bummed to miss the work Halloween party -- apparently it's really fun! I wish I had known when I made this stupid orthodontist appointment.

when I edit articles that show hard data on how sugar is the devil and how whole grains do actually lower mortality risk.

Define "whole grains". Will grocery-store bread do it, or do I have to go full artisan?

Grocery-store bread, but I think stuff like Brownberry or Colon Blow or whatever. I think some grocery-store breads now say on the wrapper how many grams of whole grains they contain (as opposed to grams of fiber, which is what I thought was important). (I am the wrong person to ask about bread.)

"Replacing a serving of potato with a serving of whole grains was NOT associated with reduced mortality."

Ain't giving up my taters, nohow. So we just add whole grains on top?

Maybe I said that wrong; what it meant was, you DON'T need to get rid of your potato; whole grains were no better than a potato in terms of reducing mortality. It means a potato is A-OK.

I wanna read that article. Where might I find it when it's published? That must have been a very long study.

It'll be on the JAMA website in (I think) December some time. And it was pretty damn long. Too many tables.

articles that show hard data on how sugar is the devil and how whole grains do actually lower mortality risk.

It's kind of a bummer to be sure. Much as I enjoy my quinoa and my brown rice, neither feels much like a treat. Also a bummer? Those studies that suggest a vegan diet reduces cancer risk because my fear that I am cancer-prone is HUGE and my love of cheese is deep and fervent.

As far as boys and the HPV vaccine goes, it isn't just to protect one's girlfriend. It reduces incidence of genital warts by a big percentage, and genital warts are a bummer. Also reduced incidence of HPV-related oral cancers, and I would assume others as well.

Has anyone checked out Windows 93?

It's a desktop GUI for the nonexistent Windows 93 that runs in a browser. Exploring it is a great time-waster. A lot of the programs are fun--"Hydra" made me laugh.

Well, I sent an email to an old manager about transferring to the Bay Area. He's in the org I'd like to join, so he should be able to give me some useful advice.

Those studies that suggest a vegan diet reduces cancer risk because my fear that I am cancer-prone is HUGE and my love of cheese is deep and fervent.

My friend K that just died of cancer was a vegan, so.