No pop culture for me, just lots of solitary work and some pool time with the boys. And today is Mrs. Deltoid's 36th birthday, but we'll have to do a late celebration next week because she's in Switzerland. Talked with her last night as she was literally eating quiche and drinking wine in Montreaux. Today she's…

We're there any really bad guys in WWI? Or do you just define "bad guys" as the other side?

Last time I had outpatient surgery, I stayed loaded on codeine and did nothing but watch full movies.

Sad moms are just pretty geek girls plus ten years.

Or will invent a new shot drink called the salty nipple.

I can relate. My very smart, almost 10-year-old already acts like a stereotypical teenager in a lot of ways, so I can picture him in a few years with that magnified. We're very close (he's a lot like me), and I hope that doesn't change. My 8-year-old is very much a kid; I can't imagine what sort of adolescent he'll…

Otherwise she'd have to rely on a helpful cab driver to rescue her.

I live in dread of my kids' relenlessly approaching teenage years.

Why not? The White House does.

Time to get past that "pre-".

How many of these do we need to melt down to make one sevicable guillotine blade?

And it has the advantage of her not having to look at Seth Rogan during the act.

It started out as a romantic comedy.

About 40 million of them, I'd guess.

Lady and Tramp. It won't be long till he gets sick of that damn collar.

But one must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Well, that's a supposedly funny thing I'll never do again.

Look at it this way. A man takes a job, you know? And that job - I mean, like that - That becomes what he is. You know, like - You do a thing and that's what you are. Like I've been a cabbie for thirteen years. Ten years at night. I still don't own my own cab. You know why? Because I don't want to. That must be what I…

I haven't pegged Ruruur at all.

But how can you be static if you're ambulatory?