Another terror plot, more airline security. I’m flying next week. This trip is gonna be a royal pain in the ass — not because I’ll be terribly inconvenienced by what I can’t carry on the plane, but because I’ll be terribly inconvenienced by the rabble who will a) not be prepared to comply and b) be pissy about having to comply with the new rules, both of which will make the lines at the security…
I’m in the middle of my late-summer, post-kids cleaning ritual. The kitchen is mostly done. I still need to scrub down the refrigerator shelves and toss some of the processed crap they had been eating. I tried to eat the yogurt. Really. But it had the consistency of glue, glistened like plastic, and contained four kinds of sweetener (sugar, fructose syrup, high fructose corn syrup AND corn syrup — what’s up with THAT?) and kosher…
Thinking ahead to Archon in St. Louis in October. I’ve requested my usual space in the art show, I’ve filled out the programming questionnaire, and I’ve even scored a non-smoking room at the ratty yet primo-located Super 8. I’ve invited my fellow goddess-in-crime C.P. to fly out for a girls weekend. If she attends, be prepared for freakish weather anomalies. (Long story.) If she doesn’t, then I’ll have a lovely solo weekend of sleeping late,…
Exxon Mobil is the world’s biggest oil company. It should come as no surprise that Exxon Mobil’s 2Q06 income was 36 percent higher than that of 2Q05, while also during 2Q06, U.S. retail gasoline prices were 30 percent higher than that of 2Q05. Exxon Mobil is the first U.S. company ever to exceed revenues of over 1 BILLION (with a B) Dollars PER DAY. It’s not just Exxon. The other oil companies posting financials are…
My antibiotic and caffeine do not play well together, collaborating to mimic ADHD. Who knew?!
