I agree that "Last Christmas" isn't much of a Christmas song, but then, a lot of "Christmas" songs...aren't. "Frosty The Snowman?" "Jingle Bells?" "Winter Wonderland?" "Let It Snow?" "Sleigh Ride?"

Hey! You keep a civil tongue in your head about the original Christmas Wrapping! Patty Donahue (GRHS) is a demigod.

Springsteen's version is in fact the only version of that song I like.

My secret Christmas-music pleasure is NSYNC's version of "O Holy Night." Yes, NSYNC. It's gorgeous.

If you use credit cards already, it's not a big deal. Continental, for one, is offering a 50K mile bonus w/ first purchase right now on their branded credit card. That's enough for a round-trip flight right there.

As already noted, he claims to pay off the cards in full monthly, which prevents interest from being an issue.

I am in wholehearted agreement...except in this instance. The crack that was on display is definitely NOT what I'd hope to see.

You magnificent bastard. I'm stealing that for Christmas. Although where the fuck I'm getting 6" of sassafras root is beyond me.

Right. That's why they voted for him twice each for governor and President. They *hated* the sonofabitch.

Except for all those port facilities. And NAS Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. But other than those sure-to-be-pulverized targets, yeah.

You're allergic to...smells?

"Congress is made of Gen X."

There isn't a strict delineation of where one generation ends and another begins, but your folks, having been born in 1962, are right on the bubble of Boomers/GenX. In theory, then, they (culturally) will share traits of both generations.

Lucas is a Boomer. Six of one...

That's the ol' letdown reflex for you. Possibly your mileage varied, but lots of women I know had the same thing while nursing and then would actually start leaking everywhere.

Fabric markers. And unless you're washing your clothes in denatured alcohol (the only thing I've found that will reliably remove Sharpie), I can't see how bleeding color is a problem. YMMV, I guess.

Hmmm?

She looks like she's trying to figure out how to suck his innards out through his right ear.

Looks like she's on X or something to me.

Honey, is that you?