my dad is awesome

Yesterday was his birthday. My sister tells me that during a conversation with one of my uncles, my uncle was making racist remarks about black people. My dad cuts in and says something like, "Well, you can't say that about all of them. Some are nice, and you know, everyone's got their share of stupid people."

You have no idea - I never expected anything like that to come out of his mouth.

french women and english snacks

So this Guardian article about how French women stay thin (eat less, eat unprocessed foods, and eat slower) is useful to me only for this tidbit:

"Tandoori Doritos. Teriyaki Kettle Chips. Scotch-egg bars. Soon, you'll be able to buy a 'Christmas-pudding Flavoured KitKat' (Lord knows how we coped without it)."

And you thought Asian snacks were weird.