Very funny!

I remember when the breaking news that interrupted a program was truly terrifying. Assassinations, for example. Major airline disasters. This has got to be a new low in the "news" business. I would like to be incredulous, but it is all too believable.

Yes. Read about the evictions, etc. in Rio on Al Jazeera today.

The Amanda Hess article goes into great detail about the enforcement problems, as well.

Meaning the quotation marks reference...no reflection on personal amorous choices. Although...

Now this is a great observation and also really funny! Makes me want to do this as a game.

Yes, and the first Elizabeth was highly attracted to men with beards... for example, Sir Walter Raleigh.

"Because" has been voted Word of the Year because because because because because

Erin Gloria Ryan, this is delightful.

Oh, thank you, thank you. I so needed a strong shot of Molly Ivins. I never knew she said this, but I am deeply joyful that you posted it. As an old, I can say I have detested Camille Paglia since I first read an article some 20 or so years ago in which she insisted that women who wore short skirts were asking for…

I have no interest in any of the music, but I could watch you and your bird all day.

This guy looks and acts like the crazy abuser my friend was involved (intimidated by) with for 15 years. Look at his eyes. Also, reading his advice gives me a stomach ache. How repetitive and boring can one be, even in the context of the initial "message" from the "Bible."

Are you saying that NOT everyone can grow up to be president, too?

Kate, your mom is me. I spend hours on the tree and make sure there are lights on all sides. I learned this way of being (not calling it obsessive) from my father. However, my lights are always multicolored.

They'll be a lot harder to shoot.

I read somewhere today that someone did a study and that little kids prefer books to reading online, (and I assume Kindles?) Not knocking online reading, but I hope this is true!

Great idea! No one worries about whether or not the sweater's too small or not the right color, or has to include the return slip. Happy holidays!

Good point. But at least that kind of thing happens rarely, instead of every year the day after Thanksgiving.

Seriously, how hard is it to stay home on Black Friday? How desperately do you need to save money? How demanding are your friends and family about what they get? Can you not bake them some cookies? How about books? No one gets seriously hurt in a bookstore. Also, the big profits here are for the corporations.

So torn. On the one hand, do not want to contribute to Bush library. On the other hand, is the ornament breakable? I would love to smash on pavement.