The folks at PT are using me as a reference book again, which is fine, and flattering, but I always add the caveat, “Be sure and double check.” I answered a lot of general trivia, specifically about Yeoman Janice Rand, (Who was that chick with the ‘I dream of Jeannie hair that was the secretary?’… I admittedly don’t know the crazy amount of info on the link) and a few other misc items crossword puzzling.

I had to ban a user from the menstrualhut for being an idiot and writing abusive replies to some of the members there. They’ve been submitted to abuse team for review.. we’ll see if he gets deleted outright, or if the user-blocking is enough. I’ve only had to do it once before,

Wow, I got home, had a seat, and just totally conked out. I was reading one second, and the next, total brain shutdown. It seems like I just closed my eyes for a half-second and the sun outside went out. Very rarely to I switch off and on that rapidly. I think it’s a side effect of being awakened so early this morning… though naps usually give me a sense of comfort and peace, this was more of a “reset”. I’m wide awake now… hopefully I’ll get to sleep at a decent hour tonight, and fix my snooze-schedule.

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Apparently, you need at least a 7th grade education to read my journal. I think it’s written on a simpler level than that, but they do say the algorithm is chunky, and often flawed.

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“Primary Sources from American Culture” is a gold mine of a timeline. “Music about the Atom Bomb” alone is worth the price of admission, and the whole site is fascinating.

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Random Scotto factoid – When I see someone overseeing a wedding say “By the power vested in me, I now pronounce…” My brain echoes “By the Power of Greyskull”.

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Don’t forget, Nov 28 is Buy nothing day!

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Search Engine decoder.. get an idea who gets data from where.

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Boy Sold to Restaurant as Dog Meat

Vietnamese drug addicts kidnapped a mute teenager, bundled him in a sack and sold him to a dog-meat eatery as a stray canine, state media said on Saturday.

The Gia Dinh Xa Hoi (Family and Society) newspaper said the two addicts grabbed the homeless 13-year-old from a busy market in Halong city.

Halong, around 90 miles from the capital, Hanoi, attracts hordes of tourists to its spectacular bay and rock formations, a United Nations (news – web sites) heritage site.

The kidnappers tied up the boy, bundled him into a sack and sold him to the restaurant for $19, the newspaper said.

The restaurateur, shocked to find the boy, fed him and released him.

Police were investigating the case but had made no arrests, said the newspaper, mouthpiece of the state Population, Family and Children Committee.

Dog meat is a delicacy in parts of China and in some other Asian countries such as Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia and Laos. In Vietnam, eating specifically farmed breeds is believed to bring health benefits and is seen as auspicious.

Early in November, Thai police rescued more than 800 dogs from smugglers who were taking the animals to Vietnam to sell for meat.