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Prozac in the waters

Prozac Found in Britain’s Drinking Water, via Reuters.
Drug [Prozac] found in area fish stirs concern, via Star-Telegram.com.

44,000 prison inmates to be RFID-chipped

44,000 prison inmates to be RFID-chipped, via silicon.com.

getting my bus on

Well, that makes three Wednesdays in a row that I’ve taken the 4:55 bus back downtown. The first day, I waited 15 minutes. Last week, I waited 10. Today, I just made it to the road when the bus pulled up.

Yay!

Coventry

Logistics at Phish’s final concert, at Coventry, sounds like their new year’s 2000 concert.

cats of high quality

D1G1T4LBURR1T0’s “Meow Mix” entry is a classic. Especially the first comment.

phattacular “swift boats” takedown

Check out this New York Times graphic decimating the “Swift Boats for Truth” campaign.

with the bus, you front-load the stress

I took the Winston-Salem bus home from work, route #16! It’s scheduled to leave work anywhere from 4:45 – 4:58 PM, and it came at 4:55.

I left work early, at 4:45, to find a place to wait. The bus ride preparation–especially for a route I’ve not taken much–stresses me OUT. I worry that the bus has gone already, and it’ll be another hour, and I’ll have to go back inside and sit. And that people will see me waiting and feel obliged to offer me a ride.

Once on, though, the worry melts. I … Continue Reading