thoughts on bringing the mail in last night...

it would be a perfect world if....

1. freelancers could have direct deposit, too.

something positive in the news...

Models Flunk BMI, Get Spain Fashion Boot
By DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Writer
Fri Sep 8, 3:28 PM

MADRID, Spain - Spain's top fashion show has turned away a slew of models on grounds they are too skinny _ an unprecedented swipe at body images blamed for encouraging eating disorders among young people.

Organizers of the pageant, known as the Pasarela Cibeles, used a mathematical formula to calculate the models' body mass index _ a measure of their weight in relation to their height _ and 30 percent of the women flunked, said the Association of Fashion Designers of Spain.

The association said Friday it wanted models at the show running from Sept. 18-22 to project "an image of beauty and health" and shun a gaunt, emaciated look.

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and another editorial rant...

piqued. Not peaked, or peeked. piqued.

'k?

words to live by (or at least aspire to)

from one of the CBS game announcers during the Pats/Bills game:

"I don't get nervous. You know why? Because I have screwed up on tv in front of millions."