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Britishness

Excellent LJ icon created by jslayeruk: The massive quotes post from Uncle Steve. The London Transport Museum has nifty little bears wearing sweaters with station names on. The official London Underground (aka the Tube) map bears absolutely no relation to real distance or scale, and evolved from a design by

Quantum Tea, Inc.

Quantum Tea Inc. is an official corporation in the state of Missouri. I just filed the annual report and tidied up some tax paperwork, there's a new logo coming, designed by the lovely and highly talented Gloria Buckman, and all is shiny and wonderful. Nothing's going

Factoids

Remind me never to drink a whole can of Redbull. Never again. Jittery and fast-forward-speed all morning, much to the amusement of my officemates, dull and nauseaus all afternoon. Next time I'm sticking with grapefruit juice. Still working on the back of the summer purse. Planned out the

Random facts

Nectarine stones can be digested by a hefty waste disposal, but please don't try this yourself. It's really noisy, it was an accident, and I'm not planning to do it again. There really is a creperie in St Louis. They have nutella and strawberry

Weather again

Going to Ohio tomorrow for Hubby's graduation from Vineyard Leadership Institute. Yay graduation! Then on Tuesday, he takes his final exam. No, I don't understand that one either. Might get to visit The Yarn Shop again, and show them what I've done with their

Strange minds

Hubby found an old Wired article: The Geek Syndrome. Here are a couple of snippets: Autism - and its milder cousin Asperger's syndrome - is surging among the children of Silicon Valley. Are math-and-tech genes to blame? Though Asperger's syndrome is less disabling than "low-functioning&

Living history

The Ford Thunderbird is a redesign of the original Thunderbird, in production from 1955 to 1966. The Volkswagen Beetle is based on the original VW Bug, in production in Europe from 1938 to 1978. The BMW Mini is a rework of the original Morris Mini, sold from 1959 to 2000.

Spellings and such

It's annoying when I get website feedback informing me that my spellings are all wrong. Fact is, they're English spellings, not American. I was born in England, did all my schooling in England, and I write my websites in English, not American English. They are not

Odds and Coins

Does anyone have a California quarter they could mail me? I'll mail back a Minnesota quarter, we have two of those. This 50 State Quarters program is helping me learn my states. I do know where California is, but those quarters haven't made it anywhere near

Revenge of the Sith

Surprisingly, the movie didn't suck. Some of the dialogue was cringe-worthy, I still think Yoda is a first class fraud for shuffling around with that stick, but it was an OK movie. No spoilers here. I got off work early to go see the matinee with Hubby, which

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