Alex is six years old. Like many six year olds, he is into dinosaurs, Spiderman, Harry Potter and chocolate. If he said, Jen, lets catalogue a book! Anyway, from what I understand, the interesting question about the Experience Machine is, Should we plug into it? But Alex wasnt so sure. He couldnt articulate why, exactly, but intuitively, this Ex.

Quick Elaine - to my archives! I am biking to work. 9 miles each way, according to Mapquest. It takes me about 30 minutes to get there, but I bet I could do it in 20 if I didnt insist on carrying half my apartment in my backpack. First, there was the Stapler Incident.

I had Harrys blood and urine tested this week. Yesterday I got the results. He has some liver and kidney damage that is atypical in a 23 month old cat. Specificially his creatinine and ALT levels are way too high. Harry was not a huge fan of the Iams and Nutro cat pouches, but I always offered him half a pouch, same as Marmie, and he would take two bites and fart off somewhere. And we all know what was in the gravy. When I adopted kittens, I knew.

Yes, I actually said that yesterday. I am starting to sound more and more like one of those stereotypical old-maid librarians every day. This is not something they have taught me at library school - I think it just comes naturally. Whats going on here? Whats in the bag? Its a bird, the kid closest to me offers. His friend, on the bike at the top of the ramp, has disappeared. We didnt want to touch it, says the kid.