sentences that set my teeth on edge

"This software is capable of being transmitted electronically over a computer network."

and to those sticks in the mud

in international-treaty writing who refuse to close up even the most basic of prefixes (un-, sub-, multi-), I say "Pfffbbbbttt!"

and, FWIW...

I had a very nice weekend, doing a tiny bit of work, going to a DC United game (which included getting soaked to the skin beforehand at the tailgate), and spending time with my dear friend Mike, who is back from Japan for a short visit. It was wonderful to see him again; I know he's having tremendous funt here and learning a lot, but I miss him!

More when I don't have 200+ pages of formatted text and figures to edit...

done!

Not the editing job (I wish), but I finally got my division manager to sign off on my graduate study program. By the summer of 2008, then, hopefully, it will be Jan. Spoor, M.A.

Ordered my books; how cool to be ordering handbooks on intelligence for actual graduate study, instead of personal entertainment :-)