Well, Drew, in case you see this, I just want to point out this bit of infinite sadness: while it might be true that Vikings fans hate the Packers, Pack fans hate the Bears.

Huh. That’s an interesting way you found MM. I can go with that comparison: LCW is to S&E as TMAA is to Wowee Zowee.

That’s a lot of weird, squiggly Ls.

Sure, it’s Barrasso, and, sure, it’s 20 years old, but it’s a nice visual metaphor for Murray’s goaltending:

BEARDS

The malls are the soon to be ghost towns.

I read some stuff on Jalopnik sometimes. But, honestly, I kind of hate cars. I used to love to drive, and then I lived in DC, and learned to hate driving with a passion. Every time I’m stuck in traffic anywhere, I’m just as angry as being in Beltway gridlock.

So, I gotta have a twitter account to vote? (Because attempting to vote sends me to twitter.)

I’ve had two Festivas (Do not call it a Fiesta.)

Curt Schilling also ranted about beards for five minutes, but that mostly concerned the First Lady and the Texas State Board of Education.

This is just too good to get the attention it deserves.

You just made George Will shudder with delight.

In Illinois, it’s the University of Chicago. They have one of the most important national presses. But Illinois-Champaign is no slouch with regard to their library size. Indiana-Bloomington has a fairly important press, as well, but tends a bit toward philosophy.

The simple answer for the fin de siecle is Oscar Wilde. I’m stuck from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th.

Hmmm. Kommen Sie mit mir, Leder; or the imperative of Komm mit mir, Leder.

Since that’s idiomatic in English, I think you’d have to go with something like: Kommen mit mir, Leder.

I’ll have to ask my wife. M.R. James is one of her favorites as well. She’s been on a Daphne du Maurier kick of late.

(You know, I don’t think I explain those stained glass pages, and why I keep going on about them, very well. The paper is translucent. So, you color the image, hang it on a window, and the sun illuminates it.)

They got you covered with the mandalas, too.

My sister-in-law just finished chemo, and she was encouraged to color. I have two young daughters, and we color. I only get the crappy pages they don’t want. Coloring is good.