What I absolutely love about that picture is the look on William's face - I see that look from husband towards our kids when he thinks no one is looking. And, yes, the dignitary of Bearland is clearly lacking in the social graces. Ugh, what is he thinking.

Many years, a group of plain living people who are similar to the Amish (I cannot recall the exact faction), tried convincing my brother in law to either join their group OR plant his seed with several of the women as he "was a strong healthy looking" man and they needed that.

Someone once shoved a cd-rom in my hand at a rest stop claiming it showed a battle between Jesus and devil on the computer. I was afraid I would get a computer virus from touching it, let alone putting into my laptop.

My daughter got teased for having hairy legs on the bus over the winter (she's 6 BTW). It happened once but it was enough to plant the idea in her little head that something was wrong with her body and ugly/gross. I tried talking to her about it but as she pointed out, quite rightly, I shave my legs. So I stopped. …

My kids went to Montessori school and learned this delightful dirty about the planets. It's so ingrained that I was singing during Cosmos without realizing. It's even been modified to address the Pluto situation. The state of science education in the US is pathetic.

My mother was a stay at home mom and my father was a big time executive. They divorced when she was in her 50's. She got absolutely screwed. Now. My asshole father doesn't have to pay alimony and she's living off social security because she has no job prospects. Of course, she made some poor choices but she got hosed.…

It's true! I live in MN and was tested in November (not February) and was so low that my doc who poo-poo'd the test suggested I take a supplement. When I went to get them on my weekly trader Joe's run? SOLD OUT.

I pretty much kicked the kids out of the house today. They are probably in negative vitamin D range after this winter.

I need to set my daughter up in a playdate with this girl - they have the same taste in music. Bless their hearts.

Mine outgrew the bucket at six months. He was soooo long. We have to look for a new booster for his sister now. She has to be in one until age 8 or 4'9" and her current one is getting too small - it sticks to her tush/hips like she's in a slapstick comedy.

I made chicken tikka last night but we're having take out tonight. Making soy ginger meatballs tomorrow. MyRecipes.com has a ton of free recipes - ranging from super healthy to not so much. I like the Dinner Tonight feature - not everything is a winner but I can get ideas.

Fresh Wave. They are these weird beads that have a faint citrus odor if you put them up to your nose but are really odorless. They remove any bad odor pretty quick. We use them in the bathroom - they kept things fresh even during the week three of the four of us had the stomach flu. They can go anywhere.

I have a shitty cold too. I'm in the excess mucus in nose stage. But I have Phoebe sexy cold voice.

Jam good. Beef good.

Transferred to a new job within the same company. Didn't realize it until it was too late, but the team was filled with the worst stereotypes of lazy, gossipy, and mean women I've ever had the misfortune of knowing. They were just awful - lying to the boss, tattling, sabotaging other people's work, ignoring…

NPR reported that he did a four-month tour in Iraq and had diagnosed mental health issues prior to to his deployment and even enlistment. As someone on the radio said - deployment to a war zone, regardless of whether there's active combat in their locale, is not an optimal therapeutic environment.

I've had a Tom Bihn large Cafe Bag for about 9 years. They've fixed it free for me when I broke the clasp/buckle. I love it - it holds everything, is washable, and the strap is comfortable. The inside pockets are functional and there is a zipper pocket that holds important papers and such. Mine looks almost new…

Yeah, I agree on all points.

Exactly. She has a negligence claim and not much else against the state. Which is really awful for her because she's left holding the bag for her medical care and injuries with no one to seek recovery against.

Not a lot of people are that self-aware.