This is so true. Normally I do sprint tri's and 5k/10k races because my shitty knees cannot handle the pounding of distance running - races and training. I did a half last year and the recovery was long - and I trained for it. Knowing what your body can handle and working within those parameters makes exercise and…

We are finally moving beyond the screaming - my daughter is five and a half. I don't mind the screaming as much as the fake crying and DRAMA like not having chicken nuggets for every meal is the WORST THING IN THE HISTORY OF WORST THINGS. Then two minutes later it's time for bear hugs and kisses.

I'm doing a 5k tomorrow (there's a 10k too) where the winner gets CHOCOLATE. There's hot cocoa at the water stops and fondue at the finish.

Ha! The only absolute power I wield in my house is the thermostat because no one else knows how to use it. We really need a new one because the buttons to override are wearing out but there's no way in hell that I'm going to let Mr "I watch This Old House and can do a fake Boston accent so I know what I'm doing" near…

Toaster oven. Use it constantly. Heats stuff up better than microwave. Cooks small meals. Toasts a crapload of bread or bagels at once. LOVE IT.

I got a shitty pair for a wedding gift and use them for EVERYTHING. Thanks for the replacement tip mine are about to fall apart.

True. I just hate her for stealing Cate Blanchett's Oscar.

Your last sentence is me - I like my job and am good at it but I cannot do what is needed to move up the ladder as the cost to my family is too high. But coming from someone with her resources, it sounds patronizing.

Here a bunch of places ran out. My neighbor who does Halloween up - he's been on the news before for his epic display - spends at least $600 on candy. I was blown away by that.

A pox on Skittles. They make my daughter absolutely bananas with sugar highs and crashes - nothing else does it to her like Skittles. I took ten packs of the demon seed candy out of her bag. I would have kept them at my desk except for the whole lime to green apple thing. And it's a crappy fake green apple, too. Ugh.

I'm not short and have weird long legs, but no thigh gap. I do, however, have muscles on my leg muscles from running, biking, and swimming. And kid carrying around. Would it be nice to have my legs rub together when I run? Sure, but not enough to change my entire body. So, I wear spandex and cute running skirts. …

That all makes a lot of sense - much more so than days-long crack binges a la TMZ.

Has it been confirmed that he actually has a drug addiction? He passes drug tests during the season - could an addict really stop using for that long?

FUCK YES. Thanksgiving is the BEST. No presents to buy or costumes. It's about family, food, and football. I have an excuse to indulge in my worst Martha Stewart-ish impulses and planning nuttiness - homemade cinnamon rolls, fancy cocktails, appetizer buffet, etc. We concentrate on the food and drink at my house…

Unless it is about Helen Mirren or Betty White, they are "cool" olds.

I hope that's still true about Jennifer Garner. There's so much crap about her being controlling and manipulative on some gossip sites. She's one celebrity who really looks like she enjoys being a mother and her kids are adorable and normal looking.

I don't have those. I live in MN and we have super strict blue laws around booze - no Sunday sales and only in separate stores. So TJ's is actually the best option for me - I pick up our weekly snacks and wine in one trip. Though, brew pubs and tasting rooms for our local breweries are cropping up everywhere.

Brown bagging is so much cheaper for me. I work in a suburban office park where it takes me at least 20 minutes to get to any place not "on campus". Eating on campus used to be ok - soup was a good deal and not too pricey. But we changed vendors and now lunches are pricey and less tasty. So it's homemade. Leftovers or…

And gets hers from the protective but "too old for this shit" sibling.

You can sew the edges instead. It is so easy and cute. I made two pouches and connected them sandwich-board style.