in which I wish I hadn't heard this

The record number of cases presented at a single SOP meeting is 11, and that was Not Fun.

As of this morning, the June 23 agenda had 12.

As of an hour ago, it had 13.

As of 6:30 it might have 14.

I think I'll run away and join the circus, but only because the French Foreign Legion wouldn't take me.

nobody asked, but (among other things)...

Rosemary, hot baths, silliness, pasta, thunderstorms, featherbeds, the color green, SmartWool socks, most dogs, cats in general, my cats in particular, books, embroidery, things that make me think, warm weather, cheese, languages, trivia, chocolate, blue jeans, bad puns, good jokes, movies with explosions in them, history, singing, Looney Tunes, experimental food, butterflies, peaches, the ocean, the smell of hot pavement being rained on, old wood stoves, being barefoot, flowers, wild places, new adventures, omelets, elephants, bright colors, silver, snakes, cherries, houses with character, Beethoven, flying in airplanes, wireless internet access, most of the works of Rudyard Kipling, raptors, snow as a concept, martial arts, fresh bread with honey, sunsets, manual labor, bagpipes, intelligent humor, aquariums, ice cream and koosh balls.

What do you like?