I voted today!! Waited in line for 2 1/2 hours, to do so. It was worth it!

McCain reminds me of Shakespeare's Coriolanus — the military guy who runs for office but gets tripped up because he has an unshakeable hatred of the plebeians. "Bring(ing) in the crows to peck the eagles," indeed.

I'm sorry, you lost me at "magalog."

Pistol Tanker Palin, woo! I'm packin'.

It cracks me up that the Repubs are complaining about the stage for tonight's speech, saying it was "too much" or "the Temple of Obama" or some shit. It is subtlety defined, compared to Bush arriving on an aircraft carrier in a jet fighter and giving a speech saying "major combat in Iraq is over," while wearing a…

@NefariousNewt: One of my favorite scenes was when it was CLEAR to everyone (except Josh) that he and Donna were just about to hook up — they're in a hotel bar, and he says, "Do you want another drink?" She just looks him in the eye and says a very simple "No," and gets up and walks out to go to her room (and…

@dotcomdork: That would be the Forenza sweater vest, worn backwards — preferably with flowered jeans. In Indy. In 1986.

I'll be seeing this only because my former next-door neighbor is in it. He plays Jude, according to the IMDb. (I have no idea who that character is, I haven't read the book.)

She looks like C.J. Cregg doing "The Jackal".

@Mama Penguino: Apology accepted, and thank you for it. Such things are rarities in the odd ether that is the internet! Cheers.

@Mama Penguino: I wasn't wearing a hat. I dressed like a normal person; there were many of us there. Larry Birkhead and his ilk have nothing to do with my decision to try a new experience such as the Derby (I'm not from there, it was my first Derby) — so your broad assumption is both unfounded and inapplicable.

@Mama Penguino: Then please remain in your current location. But thanks ever so much for your thoughts, and for painting the wide variety of attendees with the same brush.

@Mama Penguino: I was at the Derby and saw Larry Birkhead! He's like the Kato Kaelin of the '00s.

@Git Em SteveDave: You may be right. I'm not an experienced horse person, and this was my first Derby. I can't judge from that photo. It's hard to tell what happened when; there were conflicting reports as to when she actually experienced the break(s).

I was at this race, and took a picture of her as she was galloping out, literally about five seconds before she went down, poor girl. She was a beautiful horse, and a big one, on those (relatively) tiny stick forelegs. The second she went down, the whole jubilant atmosphere deflated, it was incredibly sad; the crowd…

What a remarkable turd.

@Flackette: McDonalds = poop within an hour, for me too. I used to love the occasional Quarter Pounder w/Cheese & Fries meal, but all of a sudden they just started flying out an hour later. It only had to happen twice for me to swear off McD's (except the rare Egg McMuffin); haven't had a QP w/C in 18 months.

@BlondeGrlz: A boy duck is a "drake"; a "mallard" is a species. We have pairs of mallards all around my lake, it's awesome! They seem very devoted. A couple of weeks ago we had a loon (on its migration path, not a permanent resident, but it was cool to see).

My favorite Dollyism is something like "People think I'm just a dumb blonde, but I know I'm not dumb. I also know I'm not blonde!"

I just googled "grape soda green" and results #2-6 were about green poop! And I didn't even say Poop!