Every other day here in Northern California because of the drought. I'm afraid our well will run dry and we will have to buy water like our neighbors. Also hot tub (filled with rainwater) every morning in winter. If I'm going out, a quick rinse off since I hate smelling hot tubby.

Yes, I am sad about him, too. He seems like a sensitive man, really damaged by substance abuse. That is what makes his performance in The Fighter so poignant, I believe it is based in part on his life and career.

I completely love Ms. Didion. I thought I saw her at Yosemite once, had to apologize to a very nice lady for staring.

I think this is a totally staged photo op. I was on St Barts at Thanksgiving and most women on the beach were topless.

We always celebrated New York NYE here in California. NPR had a show NYE Coast to Coast (I think) We would celebrate, make noise, dance around the kitchen, then off to bed for the kids. This was 20 years ago, I miss my little kids! Moms and Dads: these are the golden years, enjoy them.

your kids will never be hungrier or sleepier than they are after swim practice.

congrats and thanks for the card! I'm sorry I didn't get you anything.

I won a car once when I was poor. I desperately needed it and it was super exciting until I went to the dealership to pick it up. I had to pay $1800 in sales tax before they would let me have it. I had to borrow the cash. Then they tried to sell me a bunch of options and accessories like $250 floormats with an…

Ditto. A barfed up lunch of cinnamon crispas in the 80's and a colleague who called it "diarrhea on a tortilla" I'm out forever. The only fast food I eat now is In n Out.

THIS is what I thought. Then flash forward 20 years, Abel wearing SAMCRO cut to visit his dad on death row. Thomas is working for Doctors without Borders. Nero and Wendy are running a drug rehab on the farm.

A nomination, not a win.

was it her big Emmy moment? kurt sutter wants an Emmy for his wife.

I have never seen LoR, or any Pirates of the Caribbean movies. No Matrix or Frozen, no Big Lebowski. The last Disney movie I saw was Beauty and the Beast then my daughter grew up and I was done. Lately I feel I should watch Frozen. Countryboy has never seen Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Princess…

Everythin that sub_english said. I was also married to an alcoholic. Love isn't enough. I left, he sobered up, found a great job. We got along great and almost reconciled, but I realized he was still drinking. He eventually ended up homeless, which was hard to watch in our small town. He has a room in a downtown…

Yes, it is. And I graduated from Edison High many, MANY* years ago. It was horrible then, too. Gym class with the sadistic teachers and bullying from students are the main reasons I hate to exercise now.

As a mom I am so proud of you. Don' t look back, honey. Just keep looking forward to your bright future ahead.

And it isn't even a CFL.

3 maraschino cherries in my Manhattan equals dinner.

I love all of the ModCloth stuff but wonder if it would be age appropriate for an old. Are there other websites with similar stuff like a MomCloth?

You can write to him, but do not send it. Write down everything longhand on paper, write, write, and write some more. How you hurt, your hopes and dreams crushed. Then write a letter to yourself, too. What you have learned, your plans for your future. Keep and read very couple of years. Someday you will fall in love…