Kara Brown, somewhere near the middle, James turns into Josh...

Prolly sinus or allergy related. Try taking whatever sinus or allergy med works for you, maybe a warm pack on that ear for 20 minutes. If it doesn't go away or get better in a couple of days, go see a doc in the box. Who will probably tell you it's spiders. ;)

My...my giant ass?!?!

So, y'all olds remember when Diana got knocked up with Harry, and all the speculation regarding the Captain of the Guard. This kid, this fake Harry, I posit, is the secret half bastard brother of the real Harry. Cap is both their dads, hence the resemblance. A twist within a twist!

Yes, I was a youth legislative page when he was first elected on the strength of his cowboy hat and Simplot marriage. In person, he is such an oily little smarmy fuck. Today is the beginning of the civil suit against the state challenging DOMA...which Otter has pledged $2 mil toward defending. It's gonna be a SCOTUS…

His actual name is Clement Leroy Otter. He has multiple DUI (albeit many years ago), and also bulldozed riparian habitat adjacent to his ranch. As in, filled in part of the river to improve his landscaping. He is a fuck. An incumbent fuck. He got elected on a DOMA platform, and has pledged millions of state money…

I am an excellent liar, due to years of experience in my youth (self-preservation technique), but my kid is awful. I'm glad my kid is growing up in a significantly less hostile space than I did, but being able to prevaricate is a good skill to have. So I encourage practice. On me.

Virgin Mobile 'Retrain your Brain', with the cool silver brain chair. I did, now where is MY cool silver brain chair?!?!? No, really, I resisted the smartphone advance until this. I also like the women featured in the Dove ads, while hating the ads~ and Dove products~ themselves.

Hey, I've got 3. You can have either the philandering asshole or the philandering parsimonious asshole. I'm still using the stick up his ass one. I apologize in advance if you are female, though-neither asshole thinks females are quite human.

IdaBro: shlubby white dude who was a fan of Boise State Broncos BEFORE. Attended Boise State for one semester, left to work in call center. Drinks bad american beer. His secret shame is that nobody responded to his POF, any of 'em.

Hey, I just wanted to offer you support as you navigate this situation. Making a plan with the kids acknowledges the problem and demonstrates to them that you are doing your best in a less-than-ideal world. My partner and I dealt with similar issues when my stepchild was a minor, and sometimes it was heartbreaking. …

Thanks, we do some of these things. A bit of sensitivity with wintergreen/pepper/eucalyptus stuff-hence the arnica trial. It is odorless and seems to not cause rashes. We adore ginger tea, and make a strong syrup to use with our sodastream. Best wishes to you!

Thanks! We decided to give arnica a try, in a moderately strong topical preparation. She reports some benefit. Being able to do something for herself at school, without disruptive trips to the nurse for her ibuprofen allotment, is the primary benefit. So far, so good!

I just wanted to chime in on your love's recent MS dx. I am so sorry this has happened to you both, I hope you are getting support, and *Hang In There, Baby*. You are not alone.

2 things: As a resident of a state which has chosen to spend 2 million defending its doma, I can say with relative certainty that your 'more dangerous for gays' is a true thing. Even in the largest and most liberal city, gaybashing is not uncommon. My (not gay, but perceived to be) friend lost an eye, and those who…

I'm with you on this. Yep, she's got ish, but she's also a cog in machinations beyond her. I listened to an interview with her father, and it raised the hair on the back of my neck-as an abuse recipient, I have radar. Ungood situation, and I wish her godspeed on her way to adulthood.

My contribution to this effort: garden beds shaped like a giant schlong and a large butt plug, designed to be visible from Google Earth. Next up, expanding my vagina bed...

Some weird cartoon I saw had a Mexican man saying 'vageeeeeeeeena' (hard g, not j), like Antonio Banderas. Now that's how I say it, too~te amo la vageeeeeena!

I'm a bit late to this convo, but I have a calendula related question for you, Ms. Comtesse~arthritis? My kiddo is hurting, joints and muscles. We are using otc anti inflammatory meds and topical analgesics, but I want to incorporate something more soothing for her that she can use for self care (esp. at school,…

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