it's the major, minor details...

I swiped this link from Beth - Liberals are less likely to breed than their conservative counterparts:

What's the difference between Seattle and Salt Lake City? There are many differences, of course, but here's one you might not know. In Seattle, there are nearly 45% more dogs than children. In Salt Lake City, there are nearly 19% more kids than dogs.

This curious fact might at first seem trivial, but it reflects a much broader and little-noticed demographic trend that has deep implications for the future of global culture and politics. It's not that people in a progressive city such as Seattle are so much fonder of dogs than are people in a conservative city such as Salt Lake City. It's that progressives are so much less likely to have children.

I wonder where people with cats fit into this equation? In any case, this is almost enough to make me want to reproduce.

Almost.

Work's been moving along at a steady clip but now I'm off for the next two days and I couldn't be happier about the prospect. Not that I'm going to do anything particularly fun -- it just means I have two days to get my shit together (house, taxes, errands, catch up on phone calls, etc.) before another busy weekend...Which reminds me, I'm going to go and try and get my skate on this Sunday at the Sac City Rollers derby fundraiser. 7pm at Foothill Skate Inn. $10 in advance or $12 at the door - includes skate rentals. I'm too lazy to look up the Foothill link right now but those are the particulars and you're on the internets right now, right? You can figure it out....Anyway, should be interesting...it's been at least 10 years since I last skated and these days I have trouble enough staying upright when I'm in sneakers or maryjanes....hopefully I'll emerge from the night unscathed...If I ever do decide to do roller derby, I've already picked DJ Bonebreak as my skate name...


... OK, I've got some America's Next Top Model to which to attend...in the meantime, wish my grandma some love - she just got of the hospital after being treated for a particularly nasty bout of pneumonia...Also, love and good thoughts to GB, Becca and the newly arrived baby Gabriella...