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gwydion* Food prices in India have tripled on average this year.
* The car crash at Tienanmen Square turns out to have been a suicide attack as people were suspecting. Five people died; three of them in the car. The two named suspects appear to be Uyghurs.
* Two days of rioting continue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in response police gunning down a teenager Saturday.
* Affordable care facts:
* "Texas abortion law unconstitutional: judge:"
* Rand Paul plagiarized the Gattaca Wikipedia page in a speech today, as in read it off the teleprompter wholesale. I can't even. Words.:
* "Why Debt and Money Created 'Out of Thin Air' Are Necessary, Not Evil:" http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/10/why-debt-and-money-created-out.html
* "Take Two 'Normal' People, Add Money To Just One Of Them, And Watch What Happens Next:" http://www.upworthy.com/take-two-normal-people-add-money-to-just-one-of-them-and-watch-what-happens-next?g=3
* "No retreat: Little reflection for House GOP after bruising shutdown:" http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/27/21122323-no-retreat-little-reflection-for-house-gop-after-bruising-shutdown?lite
* "White People, Blackface Is NOT Appropriate For Halloween Or ANY Day :" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/10/white-people-blackface-is-not.html
* "Breast Cancer Study For Transpeeps On HRT:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/10/breast-cancer-study-for-transpeeps-on.html
* Site Flub - Monkey Court:
* I stayed up to phone the east Coast during business hours. I waited on hold for an hour and half before getting disconned. One of my phone other phone bureaucracy calls called me before i could call them. I got up mid-sleep cycle to do the third one. I long for uninterrupted sleep.
I got an email after business hours west coast time telling me to call someone tonight to set up a signing for tomorrow morning for the new place at an undisclosed location. Helpful. I left a message. The realtor knows damned well I don't check email until after dinnertime and if he wants me to act on something during the day, he needs to phone.
Oh, and we're getting inspected again on Halloween, this time by the Landlord, which means cleaning needs to happen on top of all the other stuff I have to do.
* I know it's a serious story, but when I hear the phrase "an angry Merkel" I think of purple nerples, alcoholic beverages, and urban dictionary sex acts. As in "Joan gave her an Angry Merkel."
* I've got a Hot Drinks Circular Swap up at BPAL if anyone is interested: http://www.bpal.org/topic/82111-autumn-drink-swap-sign-ups-open/#entry2363114
* The car crash at Tienanmen Square turns out to have been a suicide attack as people were suspecting. Five people died; three of them in the car. The two named suspects appear to be Uyghurs.
* Two days of rioting continue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in response police gunning down a teenager Saturday.
* Affordable care facts:
* "Texas abortion law unconstitutional: judge:"
* Rand Paul plagiarized the Gattaca Wikipedia page in a speech today, as in read it off the teleprompter wholesale. I can't even. Words.:
* "Why Debt and Money Created 'Out of Thin Air' Are Necessary, Not Evil:" http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/10/why-debt-and-money-created-out.html
* "Take Two 'Normal' People, Add Money To Just One Of Them, And Watch What Happens Next:" http://www.upworthy.com/take-two-normal-people-add-money-to-just-one-of-them-and-watch-what-happens-next?g=3
* "No retreat: Little reflection for House GOP after bruising shutdown:" http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/27/21122323-no-retreat-little-reflection-for-house-gop-after-bruising-shutdown?lite
* "White People, Blackface Is NOT Appropriate For Halloween Or ANY Day :" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/10/white-people-blackface-is-not.html
* "Breast Cancer Study For Transpeeps On HRT:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/10/breast-cancer-study-for-transpeeps-on.html
* Site Flub - Monkey Court:
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* I stayed up to phone the east Coast during business hours. I waited on hold for an hour and half before getting disconned. One of my phone other phone bureaucracy calls called me before i could call them. I got up mid-sleep cycle to do the third one. I long for uninterrupted sleep.
I got an email after business hours west coast time telling me to call someone tonight to set up a signing for tomorrow morning for the new place at an undisclosed location. Helpful. I left a message. The realtor knows damned well I don't check email until after dinnertime and if he wants me to act on something during the day, he needs to phone.
Oh, and we're getting inspected again on Halloween, this time by the Landlord, which means cleaning needs to happen on top of all the other stuff I have to do.
* I know it's a serious story, but when I hear the phrase "an angry Merkel" I think of purple nerples, alcoholic beverages, and urban dictionary sex acts. As in "Joan gave her an Angry Merkel."
* I've got a Hot Drinks Circular Swap up at BPAL if anyone is interested: http://www.bpal.org/topic/82111-autumn-drink-swap-sign-ups-open/#entry2363114