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I just got off the phone with atara.  She learned why our regular weekend coffee house was closed a few weeks back when we showed up there for our regular group meet; it was closed for five days by the health department.  Fortunately it was a comparatively minor offence (malfunctioning dishwasher).  That just means we got a little bonus with our food when we were eating there.

There is a new Chinese restaurant that we had considered trying at some point, but I doubt we'll be stopping in there any time soon: roaches, mice and general filth.  Multiple violations.  Yum.  "Excuse me waiter; my chow mien is moving..."

Kansas

I was going to slam Kansas for their recent "advances" for the cause of science and critical thinking, but if these polls are to be believed, they speak for the majority of the nation.  It's not religion that bothers me, it's that far too many people think that it exonerates them from any need for critical thinking.

"I let the preacher do my thinking for me."

Bah.  Couple that with the fact that we're probably going to have a Christmas federal election (December 26th has been tossed out as the probable date) and my cynicism meter didn't just max out, it hit the stop and the needle is bending dangerously.  Bleah.  Bleah.