random bits

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I was recently asked to participate in a consumer focus group, and they had some questions up front. In the "oh, they so do not understand" category, they asked: "With about how many friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and family members do you communicate (via conversation, phone, email, etc.) on non-work-related topics on a regular basis, i.e. at least once a month?" The options were: <5; 5-9; 10-19; 20-29; 30-40; >40. At least once a month, and they top out at 40? 400 would be closer to the truth...

My article on building a yurt showed up on MetaFilter recently. That's kind of neat, though surprising. (I'm glad someone pointed it out to me; I wouldn't have known otherwise.) I feel like there must be better articles out there than mine, though I haven't gone looking lately.

At my vet's suggestion I called RadioCat to talk about treating Embla. We might be able to solve her hyper-thyroid problem permanently in the next couple months, which is faster than I had expected. My vet needs to send them some test results before they can talk to me more. (It would sure be convenient if the time she needs to be off the drugs coincided with Pennsic -- it would make the cat-sitting easier!)

This Despair-style poster for procrastination made me laugh out loud.

osewalrus posted a link to this "JPhone" video, which also made me laugh.