My grandparents owned and operated the local cemetery in my hometown when I was growing up. I'd play there, riding my bigwheel through the roads and paths, and watching The Price is Right on TV in between visits from people who were buying plots or picking out their markers. My uncle by marriage works for a casket…

I just have shoulder-length hair, but because I shed like a mofo, we had to be really careful when my son was an infant because long hair + baby penis = hair tourniquet. Bad news.

Awesome. I'm coaching a first timer marathon pace group again this year, and we just started our "Why I'm doing this and what are my goals" discussion. I think I'm going to send this to them. It's a big, hairy, sweaty thing to train for a marathon, but wow - what you get out of it, from feeling strong and confident…

Good luck! It's hard work but MAN it feels awesome to know you did it. No one can ever take that medal away from you.

IIRC, they had been working out for months, but they hadn't been training for a marathon, which requires specific training and LOTS of miles in the bank and time on your feet. They were in much better shape than when they began, but even at my best, I'd never try to cycle a century when I hadn't trained specifically…

Biohusband and I have only watched one episode. They had the final four run a marathon with no training whatsoever and that was enough for me. We're both marathon coaches that sort of "challenge" is just reprehensible. No.

DIIIIIIIVE!

Thanks for the Siouxie! This is perfect to add to the circa-1990 music that was on the radio earlier today. Wacky.

Preach.

Dammit, Tyler. You were my first big-time cycling hero/crush when you took off on that amazing solo breakaway in 2003 and won the stage with a broken collar bone. And you broke my heart when it came out that not only were you a doper, but you were a liar and a jerk. And this just makes it worse. Is it true? I don't…

Seriously. I was obsessed with Twin Peaks in high school and could. not. wait. for the next episode to come out. But the first time they showed BOB in Laura's bedroom I could barely sleep for days. My bedroom had these painted-shut french doors that looked out over gorgeous woods, but MAN that's a terrible thing to…

My sure-fire has been proven on many a long marathon training run. Take a deep breath, purse your lips, and make a sound like an elephant! It's loud and potentially embarrassing, but it works!

It's Parenthood, isn't it?

This is so ridiculous and embarrassing, but that Bloodhound Gang episode has stuck in my head for YEARS. My young mind heard the guy say "pinhole camera" and for the life of me, I couldn't figure out where the film was or how they were supposed to look at the pictures later. Duh.

It clips or zips on over your existing foundation garments, so you don't wear it all day, just when pumping. The corset business is a bargain for what it gets you, and i think they're pretty cheap anyway. Mine was a gift and I'm SO glad I had it!

That first picture of the woman at the desk was absolutely me when I was pumping. The hands-free corset thingy is a huge timesaver and really helped a lot. At the time, I had an office with a door (though not a lock - the Executive VP of my organization walked in on me once), though if I were to go back down that road…

I do this, and it completely works for me. And then BioHusband will come along and put all of my separate piles into a single pile as he "straightens up." Blergh.

Bummer! Hope he changes his mind one of these days!

I've got to disagree with the Jane Goodall photo here. The core of her work is the close relationship between chimp behaviors and those of humans. What she's wearing in that picture was her everyday field uniform during her research years. Most of the pictures from those early days have a good bit of leg!…

Dude, I'd feel like the biggest dummy on the planet, but to sit at the NPR table would be amazing! Michael Stipe, David Byrne, Bourne Ultimatum screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, singer-songwriter Annie Clark, School of Rock screenwriter Mike White, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.