1 I don't buy that chicks dig tanks, generally. What I buy is that chicks who do dig tanks are cool!

2 There are very few experiences that compare to traveling almost 40 mph in a 68 ton tank! How timely an interview - saw below advertisement. This gift-giving season the National Geographic Channel (NGC) gives you a chance to experience the adrenaline-rushing, testosterone-pounding items on the wish lists of men with money to burn and a hunger to own some of the finest ex-military hardware in the world. On December 15 from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT join NGC as it premieres Tycoon Toys, two one-hour specials that put viewers in the driver's seat next to millionaires as they play with some of history's deadliest tanks and military aircraft -- some literally in their backyards! Each episode also showcases the histories behind each machine, the battles they fought, their destructive capabilities and the skills needed to operate them. In Tycoon Toys: "Tanks," airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, viewers will go for a ride in some of the most remarkable ground fighting vehicles ever built and visit with their new owners -- some of the world's most renowned tank collectors -- as they demonstrate the awesome capabilities of their prized machines. See what makes these high spenders' engines run and why owning killing machines like the Sherman Tank, German Panzer, British Scorpion and M18 Hellcat fighting vehicle is just half the fun. (there's a show on aircraft too) I started with the M60 and M113 so getting the M1 and M2 was fantastic. Having been on the ground floor when the Stryker concept was started, it's great to see the Stryker Brigade performing so well. The next generation of ground combat system of systems is on the horizon as well. http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/fcs/bia/flash.html

3 Thanks Annika - great interview! I've been reading Sarah since she was on blogspot. Lately I have been so swamped with work and trying to keep up my own blog, I haven't had time to get over there. So, this is fabulous. *grin* I see in usual Sarah fashion, she's being modest about her impact through her blog. But she is one of the best, most thoughtful writers out there.

4 FUCK! I was all ready to hate it, and you had to throw out Prufrock. WTF could two chicklets know about Prufrock? It's a middleaged man's poem. "Shall I wear my trousers rolled? Do I dare to eat a peach?" You've never seen the moment of your "greatness flicker". What could two good looking, brilliant, talented little biatches know about second-guessing life? Matt, chicks and tanks = penis envy. Finally, how come you didn't ask her about "doing it" in the tank? FUCK, 2 for 2!

5 Well, color me a Prufrock fan too -- but I still need help understanding Four Quartets... great interview, Annie!

6 Casca, of course tanks are penis envy. Why do you think I love the batting cages too? I will *always* wish that I were born a guy, and my husband will always thank his stars I wasn't.

7 Annika, I loved your interview with Sarah. I just wish more people could have the everday interaction with her that I am fortunate enough to have. She is one of the most brilliant (and humble) people I have ever met. Erin

8 Actually, she needs little advice from me. She has her head screwed on pretty straight. In military vernacular, she has her shit all in one sock!

9 just wanted to say nice site!

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1 Love it -- it's Ginger, all right, at least as she comes through on the blog -- and what I like about this format, Annika, is that we get "you" too. Bravo.

2 Ya know, my mom wears a toe ring! Great interview. And I'm not just saying that for the, er, obvious reason.

3 That was awesome. You two girls are great. Misanthropy is under-rated. Anyone with high ideals and taste will see lots of folly that cries out for criticism.

4 my co-blogger is a goddess.

5 Uh, that Kane up there was me. Just a typo. I haven't assumed a bad-ass biker name or anything. Not yet. But Kane does have a nice ring to it.

6 What has it got in its labiases, Preciousssss? Way too much estrogen in this exchange. It was like stepping into a Hello Kitty gift store, which is, in turn, like stepping into a huge, plastic vagina. The girl talk was whittling me down. I felt my Gentiles shrinking, almost as if I'd taken steroids. It's not pretty when your Gentiles shrink and you still feel compelled to read on, read on, read on, knowing that every moment is costing you inches. Kevin busy reinflating

7 Your non-Jews shrink?

8 Chuh, loved it, in fact, have got a thing for both of you. Ging, any thoughts on living on the left coast? We're very warm here. Worst case, we'll retreat to Maui. C/R

9 My non-Jews also reinflate, Allah be praised. Kevin (Seriously, Annika, that was a great interview.)

10 Yes, Casca, I am obsessing with SoCal and really want to move there some day. But Maui would work... And Ken, you know that from here forward, you shall be referred to as Kane. No exceptions.

11 "..either you make not enough money to cover you debts, or you are raking in the cash, but have no free time to spend it..." FYI, mostly for Annika but even for some lawyers who may be unaware of this: it probably is the exception to this rule, but it IS actually possible to find legal jobs where neither of those is the case. I made just enough working as a state legislative staffer to cover all my bills and have a (minute) bit left over at the end of the month; as for time, I worked like mad for the two months of the year we were in session, but got that all back as comp time when were essentially dead during the summer. It was also generally interesting work, both the substance and the process. Of course, no job is perfect: after all, I did have to live in (ugh) Tallahassee, which is why after nearly three years I had to quit to return here to the frozen north despite the lack a job offer to take me here.

12 Oh, and Ginger: one of the defense attorneys I occasionally practiced opposite during my summer with the DA's office in LA has a friend in the Maui County DA's office...suffice it to say, the job doesn't suck, especially compared to most state prosecutors' offices. Let me know if you're looking to bail from your current position and I'll see if I can get back in touch with him. Like my own "beloved" Florida Bar, the Hawaii Bar doesn't appear to have reciprcity with anyone else, so you'd probably have to take another bar exam (unless, like me, you're praying to somehow get a job with the feds), but hey, trade-offs, you know.