*hums* I remember a book I read once...

Where one of the main characters had a phrase: SARA LEE. Similar And Regular And Like Everybody Else. I do love that phrase. It describes perfectly a specific type of mindset, without being openly insulting. Sorry so boring lately. Will try harder later. Nightnight.

Verbum sapientia sat est

It's not fake. The word is constructed. Thank you.

Interesting article about Celiac disease

Apparently, it's very often undiagnosed.

Classic symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, gas, bloating and weight loss.

But many patients don't experience those signs and instead report so-called atypical symptoms, including a blistering, itchy skin rash, anemia, short stature, delayed puberty, infertility and tooth enamel defects.

So, now you know. I don't envy anybody with this disease... gluten is in EVERYthing, unless you make it yourself, from scratch. Well, cooking's fun, sure, but not when you have to take the sort of steps about your diet that one'd expect from an Orthodox family. (And I don't envy Orthodox Jews either, for that exact same reason.)

Another post on the Barberi

This group wants it renamed, and a better memorial for their loved ones. Or something.

In all honesty, I'm not very sure why they bothered repairing it. Six million dollars? Eesh. They're going to put the old boats out of service soon, because we've got two new ones on the way. Why not just keep ONE of the old boats when the new ones get here? Seems cheaper. Simpler, too.

And it's getting annoying what they do now. For the Barberi, and only the Barberi, the announce which boat it is before it docks. Irksome. Either name them all, or none of them, don't switch between naming and not naming!