I feel like we should have a Mitford trivia contest. I've also been obsessed with them for age - re-read In Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate on a regular basis. I loved The House of Mitford too - it's a fascinating study of the whole family. I feel like the world has somehow been diminished because there'…

Yeah, this is the year I finally gave up on SVU. It just got to the point where the personal life stuff was taking over, and getting more and more ridiculous; also, my tolerance for even fictional suffering is going down. So, good luck Olivia - see ya in the reruns.

True story: When my grandfather was just starting his legal career, he was not the most wealthy of men. There were times when he had to travel to NYC on business, and between the cost of the train, the hotel, etc., there wasn't a lot left over. So he and a lawyer friend from the city would check out the Times for…

I'm exactly the same way. It's why I will never see War Horse - even if the horse lives, I can't stand seeing animals injured or in danger.

When I called the NYT yesterday morning to cancel my subscription, that guy I talked to said I was the second person he'd talked to that day who cited the Alessandra Stanley article as the reason they were cancelling. Maybe if there's a slight dent in their wallet, they'll diversify a bit more. And maybe whoever…

See, now, I thought designers saved that level of hideousness for the plus size department at any department store. Some one obviously got their collections mixed up.

Real life Good Dog Carls! God, I loved those books.

Jason Whitlock? When the 2 game suspension was announced, Whitlock thought that it was perfectly fine, and that the league should concentrate on prevention and education, not punishment. Who the fuck needs to be educated NOT to hit women?? Sorry, Whitlock is forever and and ever on my do-not-like-or-trust list.

I think it was Woody Allen who said, "Only in England could the phrase 'too clever by half' be an insult."

Good point! I'll call Dax and find out where he got the one for her birthday...

My wedding will hopefully by crashed by Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, and hopefully they will bring a sloth.

Kibble or Otter Chow?

So, basically, a replicator? As long as it can print me tea, Early Grey, hot.

My first thought when I read this was - and we have another Darwin Award winner!

Me too. She was an English teacher before she met my Dad, so language was very important to her.

Many, many years ago, a neighbor girl developed a crush on my two-years-older-than-her brother. They only lived four houses down, and we were kind of frenemies, so she was always around. My brother finally got sick of it, and for some reason took out his frustrations by writing in chalk on the sidewalk near her…

One of the many life rules my parents taught me: "Someone who is nice to you but rude to the waitstaff is not a nice person."

And I thought it was because puppies are allergic to cameras!

It's not an easy book. *spoiler, if anyone cares*

Madelaine L'Engle spoke at my school when I was in about eighth grade. It's a very small school (48 people in my graduating class, and we were one of the largest), so we just sat on the floor of the main building while she spoke. I still have my copy of A Ring of Endless Light that she autographed for me (she also…