And DOMA. Don't forget DOMA.

Obviously every child is different, and some might react to that praise in the way you mentioned. I don't think advice like this (or any advice about child rearing, for that matter) should be taken without the proverbial grain of salt. I've got a whole bit I do about the advice new parents get from seasoned parents.

It's easier to form a palatable narrative using terms like "fresh" and "organic" than it is to do so with "genetically modified".

All of these things plus, if I may, the ability to add marginalia, highlight, and clip passages I love, all without ruining the book make my day.

No one has any jokes about tranny fluid?

it can vary from bank to bank

Bad news, Joe. She's fired.

Underwear and socks have become one of my more cherished Christmas and/or Birthday presents upon becoming an adult. I can't ever remember to buy new stuff, so it's nice for someone else to remember to buy them for me so I'm not constantly grumbling about holy socks.

This is one of those "everyone on the same page" kind of deals. My wife's making the move from dumb to smart phone with Santa's assistance this year.

Employed with... well, one of the credit card processors. I'd rather not say which one.

There are two CVVs associated with an account. One is on the back of the card and, indeed, for card not present transaction (i.e., online). The other follows with the magnetic stripe.

Ok, let's see if I can't answer some of these questions.

Interestingly, Brian has not returned to defend his position. So, I can either do this here, or start a new one. I am a technical writer working for one of the world's largest credit card processors.

Sounds tasty.

I mostly just say, "Listen, your English is a thousand times better than my Spanish, and I don't want to insult you with it. Between the two of us, we can figure this out."

It is.

You guys are going to feel super bad if it turns out they bought it to shut it down.

One of my parents' friends is a professional photographer and he gave us the greatest tip we ever received for Christmas card pictures while you have small kids: use candid shots of your kids, don't force them to take portraits until they're older.

I was gonna respond with something like, "Nah, she's probably ok." Then I saw her. Holy shit that's a wet diaper.

He did have a lot of problems, mentally. I'm guessing classic manic depressive. When we was in a good mood, he could be a totally decent guy. Beyond that... yeah, fat fired. We were also reasonably sure he had a cocaine habit that he enjoyed in a private room he had built in the office, behind a door locked with a…