A dialogue drabble

Some of you may recognize the characters involved. Or at least be able to infer who they are.


"I could have my own bakery, with my tweaks," Michael said, "With clean water."

"It's out in the middle of nowhere," she said.

"So was where we met. Your friends got there first, who's gonna kick them off? No barons," he added, slyly.

"What about the kids? They love the city. They'll hate us for making them leave."

"Our spawn are adaptable. And easily distracted. Besides, they're supposed to hate us when they're older. And you can finally quit."

"Real thieves never quit. Alright, alright. No fair giving me that look. Fine, but! If it sucks, the city's still here."

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College rankings

I'm sure you've all seen those "best US college" rankings, You get the typical ones, then the "Best party colleges, best drinking colleges, most pot-friendly colleges, colleges where you're most likely to not wake up the morning after Spring Break with herpes," etc.

They're based on all sorts of different things, like cost, reputation, careers, etc. Well, today I saw one that was a little different. Not the goofy kind, either. The Washington Monthly College Guide is based on things like public service, the number of grant students the college has, how many students join the Peace Corps, how much public research gets done, that sort of thing. It's interesting to see how it matches up to the regular ones.

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A good way to waste time

Flickr's created a magazine cover generator, using flickr photos and whatever text you want. I'm actually trying to get something accomplished, so I haven't finished a complete one yet, but I figured you folks might like to have the chance to play with it, so here's the link.

http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/magazine.php

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