Word of the day

interstices

Is there no root word in English?  I'd guess "stitch", but it appears that "stitch" has a different origin.

Credit card crud

Looks like Bank of America or one of their friends somehow leaked my credit card info.  So they're kindly issuing me a new card with a new number.  I *hate* when that happens -- I like having my numbers memorized.

Up until now the security problem has always been on my end.  I'm doubly irritated that this is happening to me again and it's not even my fault.