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During Clinton's campaign, P.J. O'Rourke wrote a piece about Little Rock and the deep fried pickles there. So maybe it's a cute way of saying that a podunk from Arkansas made good. Or maybe people from Arkansas really like pickles.

Journals are a great way to deal with anxiety, especially the sort that comes out in dreams. A dream journal, or just a journal where you write about what you're feeling, will help put it all in perspective. Don't worry about achieving some sort of goal with it, just write whatever you're...

I am concerned about the generation in their teens now due to text messaging. I send maybe 3-5 messages per day via text on my cell phone, and it really changes the way you communicate. Abbreviations are the norm, and certain words are used more as they are easier to type (short, and you don't...

I don't get it either. But then, I'm the person who points out that "Caesar" is spelled wrong on the daily specials board, and no one seems to appreciate the heads-up. I've been very persnickety lately about punctuation. I see entirely too many 's for plural for a society with compulsory...

That's the problem with bars. I don't do pool or darts much, and they don't provide enough toys to make your own fun.

I just try to find things that are interesting to me. I find newspapers pretty helpful for that, the odd stuff that lingers around the back pages. Try writing something else for awhile, something wildly different, and see if that gets the ideas flowing.

I've met one firefighter recently. We spent all night putting out matches on our tongues. Then he set the whole matchbook on fire. So, I would say, yeah, they're just naturally pyros.

There's a great article about texas sayings in the Texas monthly archives. Here's the link: http://www.texasmonthly.com/ranch/sayings/hot.1.php In my hometown (about an hour's drive from houston) they say, "Who are you from home?" when asking your maiden name. Or you might say, "She was...

I haven't done research myself, but I understood from a friend of mine that it is possible to sue someone (I believe it was under an "assault" tort) for giving you an incurable STD without disclosure. But yeah, a difficult thing to prove. Also, that is not in a criminal court, but in a civil...

67 and 29, which is about what I'd expect.

Someone told me yesterday that talking on the cell phone makes you just as bad a driver as someone over the legal alcohol limit. I'd like to see the study, but it's plausible. They tried to pass a law here to require earpieces while driving, but it didn't pass.

Back on topic, I always expected Zaphod to have 2 identical heads, all the time, and they are screwing it up. If they can pull off LOTR, Zaphod can have 2 heads. End of story.

I was saddened but not particularly surprised by the news. He will be missed. :(

It easy to say something is "just a job," but I think anything you do for 8 hours a day changes your outlook in some way. And there is always some choice involved in how you got to that job, so that tells something about you. Granted, it isn't a full picture anymore, but it is a starting...

Fictional Texas is more mythic than reality based, so I can't say that there are many books actually set where I live. I did read a romance novel set in Houston, and kept thinking, that's the best date you can invent for these people? Don't you know that great restaurant right down the street...

I've always identified with Elizabeth Bennett - smart, witty, observant, but not always quite as smart as she thinks she is. Jane Eyre a bit as well - doesn't fit in, but a sharp observer. For Shakespeare, I think I'd be Beatrice. But most books have some aspect of the character that I...

Where's zaphods extra head? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

I found Cryptonomicon for $5 new at the library.

That's really cool!

I got 13. I must guess well, b/c that's all it was.