We have Steller's Jays neshedge in our hedge, and its so entertaining to watch them harass the cat. They don't realize she's on a leash and can't reach their nest, and she doesn't realize that she's on a leash and can't reach the birds.

I think the point is to not be ashamed of your body, scars and all.

Of course you need bacteria to make most cheeses, but E. coli and listeria are not the same as the bacteria used for making cheese, and bacteria doesn't live forever. I've got a few rounds of cheese in ripening in my fridge right now (that I made with one or more of the bacteria that reside in little vials in my…

Yes, but those bacteria eat cheese (or whatever it is that they eat in cheese), and they eventually die. Raw milk should only be used for hard cheeses (that age a long time.) They are perfectly safe - recognized as such and legal in some states like Washington.

I use raw milk to make cheese. Bacteria don't survive the aging process, so there's no risk.

Sshhh. We're just super bendy.

I interned for a tech company during one semester in law school, working with a group of other law student interns to develop an evaluation system for the company. One of my fellow interns (who I really like as a person, seriously) had been in the same fraternity as the boss. That same intern spent his time on the…

Preach that. I've seen too many of my friends go through this. It ends up putting more pressure on mom, leaving dad out, and harming their relationship. Not good for baby.

OMG I am from there! No one ever believes it's a real place.

He tweeted his nekkid photo to a woman who was following him on Twitter. That's not the same as being consensual. I follow Patton Oswalt on Twitter, and I'd rather he not send me a photo of his undercarriage.

You're a Gingerbeard Man. Means you carry the recessive redhead gene. Find a ginger girl and go forth and multiply.

But also related to Thomas Jefferson and me, if that helps.

Big Tobacco is poised to become Big Ganja. At a recent conference on Marijuana law and regulation in Seattle, RJR Reynolds was there in a big way. I believe Phillip Morris reps attended also. It's just like the series finale in Weeds.

Under ICWA, you could still have been adopted by your Maltese family. Many tribal governments allow and approve adoptions of Native kids by non-Native parents, with the parents agreeing to involve the child in his culture.

I hated having to disagree with you, LaComtesse. Let's never fight again.

I do! The National Indian Child Welfare Association's fact-checking memo cites directly to the South Carolina Supreme Court opinion. The media has made huge misstatements about the facts of this case. Seriously, read this and your opinion may change.

Please read the fact-checking memo produced by the National Indian Child Welfare Association. It cites directly to the findings of the South Carolina Supreme Court.

She's already been living with her father for more than a year. Taking her away from him now would be much more traumatic than it was when she was removed from her pre-adoptive parents at two. That trauma could have been greatly avoided had the pre-adoptive parents given her to her father when he petitioned to block…

In the notification to the tribe, the father's name was mispelled and his birthdate was wrong. He was always an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. The mother knew he was enrolled, and told her lawyer the Nation's response was incorrect, but no one did any more investigation.

I was just looking for this link to post, so thanks. *high five*