I don't have kids (because this), but it seems to me the cold shower worked perfectly. Instant change of attitude from "I hate you" to "I love you."

Right. Especially be sure not to use the same words over and over _and over_ again.

Au contraire. I think the word "fuck," for example, is used in precisely the right places in this article. The title, for one. Is there any other word, less "lazy," that would have made it better? "Intercourse You and Your Delicate sensibilities." "Fornicate You and Your Delicate Sensibilities." Even using slang,…

I too miss iGoogle. (I broke up with it when it told me it wasn't that into me long-term.) But I'll third Protopage as the current best replacement. Netvibes is too hodgepodge for me (different widgets and feeds get different sizes and logos); MyYahoo is great but loads too slowly; MSN, well I don't go there.…

I abhor physical violence but I'm over six feet and 180, so I don't often get guys catcalling my ladyfriends in front of me. But once a panhandler started getting up in my face about my German car when I (truly) didn't have spare change. My girlfriend jumped on his back, started squeezing his kidneys with her legs,…

Skeezy guys involved in the beauty pageant/modeling game? I am shocked. SHOCKED!