Oh my. Presenting Mass: We Pray, the video game that lets you hear mass in your own home anytime you want.
It's almost certainly a hoax, but my thoughts flew back to Sister Magpie (that's Magdalena Pia to you) from my 6th grade class for a few seconds.
Velma, while I don't know you personally, I'm sending good wishes your way. Thank you for the update.
For your birthday, here's one of my favorite quotes, attributed to Dorothy Bernard:
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
We're thinking of you.
Bruce Arthurs @108, Andy Wilton @128:
Here are more images. I used "Delarozière" and "raie manta" for my search string and had plently of hits.
Wish I'd known about this earlier, it would've been worth a visit!
As for raie, that'd be raie des fesses, aka the butt crack, which explains all the NSFW results.
My main way for getting papers done was to wait until the deadline loomed, then do everything in a blind panic.
As one of my classmates used to say, "Nothing is as productive as the last minute."
It often holds true for me. I'd like to change that.
Thanks, dcb, and shudder - that brings back memories of my MA thesis.
Open threadiness: BoingBoing's running a hundred-word fiction competition on the theme "Found in Space". Lots of neat entries.
Xopher, a belated message to say I hope that developments on the job front ultimately turn out to be A Good Thing.
SylvieG, others have said what I wanted to say earlier and better, so just chiming in to add my good thoughts your way.
Caroline, a kitchen timer helped me a lot (and still helps me with household chores). I set it for 15 or 20 minutes, and just work during that time, no distractions allowed.
dcb, please post your notes here! I often struggle to get on with large projects, as seems to be the case with plenty of people, and I'd be grateful for more tips.
More on missing letters: we were surprised we didn't see this creative use of chewing gum more often in Amsterdam, considering the signs are pretty much everywhere.
Oh no. *prayers*. How can we help, from near or far? Is the Donate button here still working?
Apparently a real "Going Rouge" book is coming out too.
We spent the afternoon cleaning them in ketchup and spinning them like tops.
Well I'll be. One does learn something new every day.
Joann @875: FWIW, have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling Firefox? Alternatively, you could download and install an older version of FF until the bug's fixed.
One of the plugins or extensions could be the culprit, but simple disabling may not be enough to resolve the problem.
Does anyone have a link with a quick roundup of relative risk statistics, to help wavering parents tip over into the vaccine side? There's this article discussing how to explain risks, but it doesn't have the soundbite-y stuff that could do the trick. Something like "40,000 people die every year in car accidents, compared with X from adverse reactions to vaccines".
And Joe Woods, please beware. In addition to what Xopher said (i.e. Yog's Law: Money flows toward the writer), if this is the good old Strategic Book Group you're talking about, they are known scammers.
You should not pay these people to publicize your books. Please do take time to read the links.
In any case, they sure like this thread!
Serge @662:
Tsk tsk. Feathers aren't allowed either.
I yam grateful to everyone for the answers!
Re: Worst Product sidelight, just got this from a friend.
on the Cranberry, Yam, and Apple Crisp particle: what exactly do you refer to as a yam over there in the US? See, in my head, yam is either this or this (top photo), but I just read that it could also refer to a sweet potato*.
*I would also like to point out that camote cue is full of win. And sugar.
I wonder what the magic word luring them in is.
The Black Moth, Heyer's first novel (begun when she was 17, to entertain an oft-ill brother, and published in 1921), is available as a free ebook here.
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