(Ripping off the irreplaceable David Rakoff) My regards to Mrs. Djokovic—

You edited and rewrote my comment: the money goes to SI, not the models:

Business:

From the irreplaceable Marjane Satrapi:

Norman, OK—the town that justifies the neutron bomb...

Not a religious person, not a gun owner, do not believe in capital punishment—hope I would go absolutely ballistic on their asses, not fear any consequence, and enjoy the hell out of my time in jail...

Hesitate to invoke Woody Allen (ever, for just about any reason), but this is worth repeating:“I took a speed-reading course and read ‘War and Peace’ in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.”

Then again:

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archi…

#notallpolicemen—but still hard to avoid the reality that we may be choosing the wrong people to do this kind of work...

Laughing through tears—many thanks...

“Unhappy Birthday” by The Smiths

Beg to differ—have been married more than 20 years and find the longer we’re together, the less we worry about acting out. Within the next month, my husband and I will both be traveling or staying with friends of the opposite sex.

Why would anyone take such risks? Because their parents are sick, and don’t relish lots…

Beg to differ—I’ve been married over 20 years, and find the longer we’re together, the easier it is to trust that neither of us will act out. Within the next month, I’ll crash at the NYC loft of my (bisexual) friend A, while my husband will head out of state with his (lesbian) friend K to see his buddy H’s theater…

Still more local trivia—they have the oldest congregation, but we’ve got the oldest synagogue:

Don’t forget “strident” or “sharp elbowed”:

Love this ad, but not enough to drink Budweiser...