Was on There last night a bit, played 20q with Dan, too. We added armpit, a cat whisker and space junk to the database. It’s a fun thing.

I didn’t get to chat much There because of numerous social interruptions… but I got some good time in, and a new pirate costume. 🙂

my three vampire spawn are doing well… I’m surprised that I don’t know more LJers that play it.

I shall pass along a good pop-up blocker for those that need it. Even if you don’t play online games, it’s a nice helper for anyone who surfs much online.

Come to ‘Lily Dale’ for fun, not to stay
By Susan Hall-Balduf
DETROIT FREE PRESS

“GHOSTS DON’T SPOOK me. Touchy-feely people give me the heebie-jeebies.”

Experts: Special interests ruin textbooks
By Christian Bourge
UPI

“Conservative and liberal special interest groups have hijacked the process of designing textbooks and standardized tests in the United States, in the process effectively lowering the quality of much of the education materials produced for American schoolchildren, according to education policy experts.”

Don’t panic: flu, malaria and falling down stairs are bigger killers
by Tim Radford
The Guardian

“You are more likely to die from influenza, malaria or even by falling down the stairs at home. But that hasn’t stopped the fear of Sars escalating out of all proportion to the risks.”

Health Center seeks to debunk SARS myths
By EMILY KIRBY
Red & Black [Athens, GA]

“Chills, headaches, trouble breathing, fevers — not only are these indicators of the infamous flu, they also are symptoms of the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).”

Pompano Beach man pleads guilty to having role in scam
Associated Press

“A 68-year-old Pompano Beach man faces five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a charge of wire fraud.”

Villagers in fear of `ninja’ gang
by Anucha Charoenpo
Bangkok Post

“Rumours of a black-clad ninja gang of thieves continue to hold many remote villages in fear in the southern border provinces, despite repeated assurances by authorities the gang does not exist.”