It might not be too late to buy some Christmas cards from the UK:

She sounds better than some I've heard, if a bit squeaky.

I'm not a historian, but I would have loved to see actual pictures to compare how weight expectations and overall style have changed.

I love my dentist! It's family-owned. There are massage chairs and TVs and they've never recommended anything I didn't need.

What? How did this spammer get into the black?

Are you saying us lowly folks lack color? Because..that's what the worrld is like without books! Before books, there was no color!

As a teacher, I think "bribe" is the wrong word here. What they're really going after is encouraging children to set their own goals and (reasonable) rewards. If they have a goal that they've chosen, they'll be more motivated to get it done while learning to set reasonable goals and work towards them. Praise and…

When I was growing up, the only way my mom could find to get me to do my chores was to base my allowance on it. We had a chart up on the fridge: dishwashing was $1/hour, yardwork was $3/hour. It worked for me, but it may not work for others. My mom also made it a point to tell me how good it looked. But everyone's…

I only used 1/2 can of pumpkin to make pumpkin cookies. I'm going to use the other half for pumpkin pasta!

Thanks! Now I don't have to get my guy friends every time I want to reboot my computer..

I created a pattern of R,P,S, then broke it once I saw the computer knew what I was doing. I mimicked its last move and that got me some good successes, too.

It's ok, Violet; that was Daniel Handler speaking, not Lemony Snicket.

Dangit, where was this article 2 days ago when I had my interview? :) At least I asked one of those questions.

Here you go: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.…

I'm all for anything that eases the transition for my family, especially if it's for SCIENCE! I was just thinking about this the other day; even though I hope to live for another 70 years, it'll happen eventually. Save money on the casket and use it to throw a really great memorial service that celebrates my life.

And when you do have snacks, make it something that the kids can make themselves. It saves you even more time and effort and kids love making things! Best of all, it doesn't have to cost much (Banana spiders are cute and cost me about $5 for 18 kids).

You mean people add the cheese after cooking it? Next, you'll tell me that not everyone scrambles their eggs in butter.

Exactly. One reason I love teaching preschool is that the kids really do learn at their own pace. If they don't know all of their letters by the time they leave, it's ok; they'll pick it up when they're ready. When a child builds with blocks, they're learning, "This is a red block. I want all of the red blocks…

MoonReader has something similar. You can even switch day/night "themes."

He picked the one kind of job where you can rescue those things.