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I just got Atlas Shrugged out of the library, but because someone else had a hold on it, they said I could only have it for a week.  Ha! I enjoyed her other big book: The Fountainhead.

If you get a job, you will have to change your name to: REWhoops!

Re: Judge Pumps Pump While Judging That report was not clear to me. Thompson's former court reporter, Lisa Foster, wiped away tears as she described tracing an unfamiliar "sh-sh" in the courtroom to her boss. She testified that between 2001 and 2003 she saw Thompson expose himself at least 15...

Kitty, I've been enjoying your blog, and have ChangeDetection.com notify me each time you make a new entry. Thanks.

Go to the settings and turn off the option that allows you to tap the pad to simulate a mouse click. Also, if you've turned on the option to automatically move the cursor to a default button, uncheck it. That's a convenient option, but sooner or later it will cause you to click something you...

Actually, I'm not so sure. Me: What was that movie we saw with the actor from LA Confidential? DW: You mean that guy, what was his name? Me: Starts with a K. DW: He was in that other movie -- what was it called? And I'm pretty sure we have more conversations like that than we used to. If the...

My doc measures it twice. I'm always higher the first time.

I'd say this is a good example of hedonic adaptation. "That's just the nature of happiness; people adjust psychologically and cognitively to all kinds of events, from winning the lottery to the news that they have cancer. It's called hedonic adaptation."

Here's the abstract for the actual study. The researchers' conclusion was: Alzheimer disease pathology can be found in the brains of older persons without dementia or mild cognitive impairment and is related to subtle changes in episodic memory.

I was too lazy to find and read didn't have access to the actual study, but based on the article, I think they are sensationalizing and extending the conclusions a bit.  The crux of the study seems to be: All had performed well on memory exams, although those whose autopsies showed...

Is it really that much better when parking is a problem? I mean, normally there's either a full space available or no space. Once in a while you might squeeze in if someone happened to leave too much space. The only time the car is an advantage is when you find a spot with another smart car...

When the car is that small, and you intend to use it only for local commuting, maybe an electric car would be a better alternative.

Cost and Mileage?

Poll inspired by the House Woes thread. P.S. Not being sexist here, guys cry too, I'm just wondering if others are seeing the same changes that I see.