Apparently, all you need to do is voice a little complaint and your problem is solved!! Shortly after the last post, Chuck showed up and spent all of 10 seconds lighting the pilot in my oven. Now I know where it is and can do it myself the next time.

Now I'm waiting for the pizza I ordered to be delivered, and for my apartment to warm up. Ah well, I have last week's Ally McBeal and this week's X-Files to keep me entertained. The chair will get delivered just as soon as I've eatern. Email? Laundry? They'll get done eventually.

On a more sober note, I found this page, led there from the discussion on Plastic about the woman who was arrested for giving her 13-year-old sexually active son condoms. It's tragic that early sexual activity is linked to adolescent morbidity and mortality in these countries.