Thanks to all for bearing with us while we get the bugs worked out on the site.  There are trade-offs between how features are enabled for some users and site performance for everybody.

Turns out a clock made in the middle of the night by a guy who only speaks one language (English) almost fluently (although I can butcher the hell out of a half-dozen others) does, indeed, have a couple of minor errors: The Thai "eleven" does seem to be the word written out, although I consulted about a half-dozen sources and that was the only version I could find.  When I was actually in Thailand, I usually saw what we (customarily but inaccurately) call "Arabic" numerals, the ones you and I are familiar with.  Any Thai numerals which crossed my field of view would have blended into the amazing curvy coolness of Thai script in general.  Also, no one has pointed it out, but I labeled the crossed seven as "English" when it’s actually used more frequently by people on the European continent.  There may be other mistakes.  Hell, it might go to thirteen.  So, until I make clock 2.0 or something, buyer beware.

I still think it’s pretty cool.  We’ll also have vigorously-made shirts and bumper stickers and, I dunno, lozenges and hand cream soon enough.

I can’t sign any of the items, as they’re made by CafePress.com.  Thanks for asking.  Flattering.

The "screaming" meme from last week is still in my head.  Thinking.  Processing your feedback and stuff I heard from friends.  Trying to figure out what to do, just like everyone.

Spent a large chunk of yesterday talking with the L.A. Zoo’s pudumeister, the guy who actually feeds and cares for seven of the little guys.  So there’s more to share shortly on the pudu front, for ungulate fans.

More later.  Got work to do.  Thanks, everybody.  Glad you’re enjoying (or, in some cases, getting richly pissed off by) the site.  (Insert Mr. Burns voice.)  Excellent…

PS — one last thing re the clock: the Cherkoee "four" was never actually used by Cherokees; from what I’ve read, Sequoyah’s invented syllabary was adopted by the council, with the exception of his numerical system.  I chose it a) because I had a surprisingly difficult time finding definitive numerical systems from the Americas, and this one (and Mayan) I could at least verify to my own satisfaction, and b) because it looks cool.  So there.  Full disclosure.  Naked pictures would be the next level.

Don’t make me.  The consequences would be too grave.