An odd fact:

Blair House (where guest heads of state stay) is larger than the White House (70,000 sq ft v. 55,000 sq ft). It is actually a group of interconnected former townhouses.

Click here for some interior photographs.

[The tall building behind Blair House is the New Executive Office Building.]

Makes texting while driving seem somewhat insignificant...

Rolling meth lab explodes on I-44 near Union

UNION — Two people who ran from a burning car authorities describe as a clandestine methamphetamine lab were taken into custody Monday in the woods along Interstate 44 near the Union exit.  Full story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

puh-tey-toh, puh-tey-tuh

Tonight: A chance of drizzle before 7pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind between 9 and 13 mph.

I de-reactivated my Twitter account:

Call Supernanny!

At least he's got a good look at her ankle tattoo!

It is sometimes difficult to understand Google

Why Google spends time and money on some things is often difficult to understand. The new Google Public Data Explorer falls into that category. It is major nifty -- you can chart all sorts of information. I am still not sure why you would want to!

Can't make this stuff up! From St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Threat of real tornado postpones drill


ASSOCIATED PRESS

03/09/2010

ST. LOUIS — Statewide tornado drills scheduled for today in Missouri and Kansas have been postponed because of a small risk of an actual tornado.

Took this photo yesterday (Saturday)!

Drop by for some used Ginsu Knives and, maybe, a couple blocks of marble?

Still in sneezing rehab..

Oddly, all they talk about is sneezing, which makes me want to sneeze more!

Cleaning out closets.

I can't stop sneezing.

Is there Sneezing-Rehab?