So if you no longer want to pay for housing, apparently Britain is the place to be. I ran across this fascinating story in this morning’s Washington Post.

It recounts the story of some squatters taking up residence in a $33 million home in London. Apparently all you need is an open window, or an unlocked door and you’re in: “In Britain, trespassing is a civil offense, not a criminal one. Provided the squatters do not break a window or door to enter or otherwise damage the property, police are largely powerless to remove them.”

The article says most people are kicked out in days or weeks, but “if they last 10 years, the law allows them to petition a court for ownership.” What a great country. Just when you thought our legal systems were alike…

In other odd news, today I cut my fingernails. Except I realized hours later that I only cut the ones on my right hand and not my left. In a bit of Chris Trivia I probably shouldn’t admit, I do this ALL the time. I’d say a good 30 percent of fingernail trimmings involve finding later on that I inexplicably only did one hand, and it’s always the right.

I know what you’re thinking, maybe, and I understand that’s a fairly odd thing to admit. But you’re also thinking, “Hey, at least he didn’t write about another book.” I pledge not to do that for a long while, unless it’s really really ridiculously warranted…but I am through No. 3 already…