Luckily for me, there is no real fashion runway on the sidewalk outside of Magdalena's school at drop-off in the mornings. However, I will say that the muhajibaat have a major advantage over us infidels because if they're wearing their pajamas under their abaya, or if their hair is a mess under their veil, nobody knows about it and they still look fabulously put-together at 7.45am. Hmph.
Remember when TV shows used to have episodes that were like extended "The More You Know" bits? Shudder. [HT Eric D. Snider]
Some guy drove his Honda Accord 1,000,000 miles. Neat.
This week's I-saw-it-everywhere-at-once link is Cheese or Font? Try it - it's strangely addictive.
My blog friend Jessie (who I've never met) used to live on a Caribbean island and there was this one beach that was right by an airport. Like RIGHT. BY. AN AIRPORT.
Another guy I've never met but whose blog I enjoy always writes about scary stories from his life around Halloween. Here's his most recent post. My favorite one is this one, from 2005.