No, authorities backpedaled on that claim; it was an unrelated electrical fire.

+1

He was being polite and upbeat, acknowledging that he may not fit 100% of what you want, but remaining open-minded and willing to give an exchange a shot.

Actually that was written the month after A.J. left Gawker, but I still agree with your points.

I like that. I hope you took a screen shot :)

Woo hoo! I don't who in god's name Lisa Frank is either (I mean I didn't , I finally stooped to Google). Whoever she is, she needs to go down in the next round!

As a girl who had a drawer filled with buttons (buttons!) that said things like, "Fer Shur!" and "Gag Me with a Spoon!" I am appalled that anyone could confuse Valley Girls with something called "Sweet Valley High."

Not quite.

Ah, okay thanks for the filler - didn't have time to check all the links. Yes, she should have been satisfied with the escort out and left it at that. The Twitpic part now just seems like obnoxious showboating on her part.

Exactly. And for that reason, I don't quite see the labor lawyer thinking the complainant has a case for wrongful dismissal. It's not uncommon anymore for companies to have policies in place about social media use, in addition to a reporting procedure for harassment complaints. She seems to have blown it in terms…

I agree. If I am reading this correctly, she didn't make a formal complaint - she took it to Twitter?

I was wondering about that part of the story and if there was a reason Wendell's family was unable to keep him. Glad to hear.

Great column as always - hoping a book deal is in your future.

I totally agree. To me, the latest iteration is akin to Windows 8, and I have precisely the same reaction to it: How much time do you think I have to endure the learning curve of using this software? Much as with a laptop, I want to open a page and easily see the content. I've stuck with Deadspin through the…

Off the top of my head, isn't this about the fifth or sixth "Celebrity Rehab" alum to die?

You realize I'm not the one who called the guy a "dick" because he wasn't happy to have a meet n' greet with a stranger in front of a urinal, right?

Did you quit or were you fired?

Maybe you should have tried tapping your foot under the stall instead of saying hello.

I hate to break it to you but you kind of sound like the dick in this story.

This has the makings of a wonderful novella.