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This reminds me of the stories you hear about a guy that calls in sick to go to a baseball game and is shown on TV catching a pop fly. If you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime :)

For guys who have prosopagnosia (face blindness), a condition that affects as many as 2% of the population, a different hair colour combined with a different outfit will make you into a completely different woman. Sort of the Clark Kent / Superman or Miley Stewart / Hanna Montana thing. After a bit of conversation normally sorts things out. There is a case where a guy was chatting up the girl sitting next to him on a plane, and after 30 minutes he clued in that it was his sister. It's amazing what effect a change in hair colour can have on some people!

I'm going to get this book next week.

Great point! The world is really a very small place. I almost always run into someone I know. And these days everyone has a camera or two with them, and they post their photos and videos on the web for all to see. Many resorts also now have photographers snapping photos of everyone all day long, and post them so you can pick which shots you would like to buy. There is a good chance your SO will visit the resorts website to find shots with you in them.

You know you're old when this was your scientific calculator:

This belongs in the jokes section, but I couldn't resist: A brunette, a redhead and a blonde walk down a beach when suddenly the brunette discovers a magic lamp. The brunette rubs the lamp and POOF! a magic genie appears. The genie tells the girls that he will grant them three wishes, so each girl will have a turn. The redhead goes first and tells the genie that she's always been really smart and she is sick of being teased, so she asks the genie to make her just semi-smart. Suddenly the redhead is turned into a brunette. Next, the brunette takes her turn. She tells the genie that she has always just been sort of smart and she wants to be really smart. Suddenly the brunette becomes a redhead. Finally, it's the blonde's turn. She thinks for a minute and then tells the genie that she's always been dumb and she's tired of being dumb. The blonde says that she wants to be really dumb. Suddenly, the blonde becomes a man!

Remember the KISS system: Keep It Simple Stupid. The more detailed you make it, the more likely you'll screw up. You could offer to take your SO on a trip right after your business trip to make up for her not being able to accompany you on the business trip.

The folks on both sides of the border frown on people working in their country without a work visa. When crossing, you are always travelling for pleasure - which in this case isn't far from the truth. Samantha's tip on making purchases is a good one - keep the receipts.

You know you're old when you can remember that none of the toys you had as a kid used batteries.

Congratulations! It's too early on a Monday for me to think of anything cleaver to add, but WIT's type of sand castle is the type I'd like to see on the beach.

Don't hide there all alone - remember, there's safety in numbers!

Sadly, no. :( I would have enjoyed your stalking me!

Me neither!

I don't think it's age, or at least I hope not! Something else must be happening off camera, there is no way watching toy boats is more interesting that watching what's behind them.

I second the motion. Can I see a show of hands of all those in favour? All opposed?

For some reason I love rainbow sox:

I wish I was but sadly I'm not!

Looks like a great deal! Do you know if that is per-item purchased, or per-visit?

Thanks for the warning! I'm not curious enough to find out anymore.

You know you're starting to get old when the moms (or dads for the ladies) start to look hot in TV sitcoms and you have no interest in the kids.

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/22/california.penis.knifing/index.html Westminster, California (CNN) -- The arraignment of Catherine Kieu Becker, the Southern California woman accused of cutting off her husband's penis and throwing it into a garbage disposal, was continued Friday to September 23 at the request of her public defender. Orange County Superior Court Judge Debra Carrillo also set bail at $1 million for Becker, 48, who had been held without bail since her arrest this month. She is charged with torture and aggravated mayhem. The judge also rejected her attorney's request to bar cameras from the courtroom. Orange County Deputy Public Defender Frank Bittar unsuccessfully argued that the intense media coverage would jeopardize Becker's ability to get a fair trial. Bittar also argued that the media coverage could lead to threats against Becker while in jail, but the judge said authorities aren't aware of any such threats. When she entered the courtroom inside a defendants' cage, Becker draped her long black hair over her face to hide from cameras. She was shackled and dressed in a blue jumpsuit. Though authorities said she speaks English, a translator spoke to her in Vietnamese during the court proceedings. "At this stage in the proceeding, I believe what we have before me is a citizen accused and not someone presumed guilty," the judge told the defense in ruling against the camera ban request. She added: "There are no threats we're aware of." After the hearing, Bittar declined to comment the day's events other than to say: "There's a lot more to the case than meets the eye." The Vietnam-born Becker, who is also known as Que Anh Tran, is also facing special allegations, or sentencing enhancements, for great bodily injury and personal use of a deadly weapon, specifically a knife, according to the felony complaint. If convicted on all counts, she would face a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said. An initial police investigation alleged that Becker, of Garden Grove, California, put a drug or poison in her 60-year-old husband's dinner on July 11 to make him sleepy. Senior Deputy District Attorney John Christl said a toxicology inquiry looking into the alleged drugging should be completed in two to three weeks. "I'd be speculating as to what the toxicology might show and what drug if any" may be involved, Christl told reporters after the hearing. The defense sought the delay in the arraignment because Becker's attorney is new to the case and needs time to review police reports with his clients, Christl said. Becker told authorities her husband "deserved it" when officers arrived at the scene after she called 911, the police report says. The couple married in December 2009, but separated in April. The husband filed for divorce on May 16 in Orange County Superior Court, citing "irreconcilable differences," according to the divorce papers. They have no children, and their only shared assets are a condominium and a 2010 Toyota Prius, court papers said. He is listed as president of a fabric and design firm whose address is the same as his residence, court papers show. She recently submitted a license application to become a real estate agent, Christl said. On the night of July 11, Becker and her husband argued about friends staying at their Garden Grove residence, prosecutors said in a news release. Becker served her husband dinner, and after feeling tired at about 9 p.m., he went to bed, authorities said. Becker then tied her husband's legs and arms to the four corners of the bed with nylon rope, according to the district attorney's office. As he woke, she pulled down his pants, grabbed his penis and severed it with a knife, prosecutors said. Becker then took the penis to the kitchen, threw it into the garbage disposal and turned it on, "mutilating the organ," the prosecutors' statement said. The husband underwent emergency surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center, authorities said. He has since returned home, but prosecutors weren't commenting on the husband's condition out of respect for his privacy. The Orange County case has been widely compared to the1993 attack against John Wayne Bobbitt by his then-wife, Lorena, who cut off his penis with an 8-inch carving knife while he slept. Lorena Bobbitt then drove away, tossing the penis out her car window. The penis was eventually found and surgically reattached. Lorena Bobbitt was later found innocent by reason of insanity. During her testimony, she tearfully described her life at the hands of her abusive husband. In a separate trial, John Wayne Bobbitt was acquitted of sexually assaulting his wife. He later made appearances on "The Howard Stern Show." He also made a number of adult films.

Somebody didn't want to play dress-up.