From the point of view of a normal person, I think that Obama's more subdued form of patriotism makes him more respected internationally than other presidents have been.

There's a nice tie-in between this story, about how Obama doesn't GET America, man, and that thing Madeleine posted yesterday about how that one Fox News lady wants to change the way America learns about history http://jezebel.com/jezebel-bestie…

So she didn't abandon them in a taped up box, but she did exchange two cats in less-than-optimal condition for some cuter kittens? Is that what I'm supposed to get from this?

Oh my god I have taken like 6 Bryan Garner classes. Both my employers since law school have brought him in to give seminars on multiple occasions; it definitely made all of us better writers and I refer to his tips regularly, it really does help.

"I almost foam at the mouth in disgust, but I try to be pleasant."

Look, if you want an animal that can't claw you or your belongings, don't get a fucking cat. Even the best behaved cats may claw on furniture occasionally and cats very rarely claw a person without reason.

I want to know very much what Kanye thinks.

Awwww, look - her feet aren't touching the ground!

DEFINITELY SHADE.

I used to think these people were possibly blowing situations out of proportion, as it seems to happen so frequently with no change in attitudes, training or legislation. Then, I became a carer for a severely disabled boy. Today, at a soft play *that has a really good track record with disabled children*, we were…

If you have the ability to make this go viral after the fact, you have the ability to find a safe and appropriate solution before the fact. It isn't a state secret that you can use car seat on airplanes. There are special needs groups and car seat groups all over the internet that could have told them what to do. …

I really hoped we would have perfected that whole Star Trek "beam me up" thing by now, thus negating the need for flying.

As a nation, we need to collectively work together to make sure that Jax never reproduces.

We have excellent taste.

I understand, I feel the same way about Danny Kaye.

I would marry Fred Astaire right now, and I suspect he's dead. That man was top drawer.

I want a transformer dress that turns into a stretch limo. Though it's probably be really heavy.

I don't trust people who say that they don't like mayonnaise. It's like saying, "I don't like weekends" or "I don't like fun."

I'm offended as a woman AND as a librarian.