Some silliness

1) Mattel is running a survey to choose a new career for Barbie. There seem to be several folk movements to stuff the ballot box with votes for Barbie the Computer Engineer. May I humbly suggest that votes for Barbie the surgeon might not be out of place?

2) Meg was amused to see, in Thursday's New York Times, that her present hairstyle (full head of hair on one side, severely shaved on the other side) is actually terribly fashionable in some circles. She reports being shocked to learn that she is such a trend-setter.