QUESTION: What do guitar picks, hair elastics, and money have in common?

ANSWER: These are all items that I don't seem to be able to keep in my possession for long periods of time (long = 2 weeks for guitar picks and hair elastics, long = 2 days for cash). Sometimes I wonder if there is some sort of portal in the form of an invisible swirling vortex in a corner of my room (or in my purse, in the case of cash) through which these items dissapear into an alternate universe. How in the world do I keep losing these things anyway? Where on earth do they go?

an excerpt from a conversation I never imagined I'd be in

(overheard after fellowship tonight, after dessert and after an intense discussion of the The Passion of the Christ)

"Have you guys heard of "Maple Syrup Urine Disorder?" asked Amanda, somewhat out of the blue. Well, it wasn't completely out of nowhere, she was talking about her research.

"What?!" we all collectively gasped. "Does it mean the viscosity is like...maple syrup?" asked Lat incredulously. It seemed completly unheard of until Ivanna came bursting into the room.

"I've heard of it! I have a patient who has it!" she exclaimed and proceeded to sit down next to Amanda and they started discussing it excitedly. Well, maybe not exactly excitedly because at this point I got up and left the room.