and the whatnot of sorts

Kiva is an application that facilitates person to person micro-lending as a means to help the developing world.

great idea and a seemingly great implementation of it

how very sporting!

I finally got a flu shot today.  Overall it was a pretty painless experience--  After a 1.5 hour wait in a room full of people sick with the flu, the doctor was nice enough to take my money and stab me in the arm with a needle.

• Waking up this morning, I realize that last night’s “My Lovely Neighbour” post should have been, instead, “The North American Field Guide to Identifying Creepy Naked People.”  I am wracked with indecision.
• Jackhammer machine guy is still a jerk.  I have a theory that he was formerly a normal construction worker who went rogue--  moving across the city by himself doing unasked-for jackhammering work and then angrily demanding money from the mayor.
• There’s some type of precipitation falling outside that looks kinda like snow.  Time to go outside and do the taste test.