Per Kidlet: “Calling him that is an insult to buttplugs everywhere. And I should know. I have some!” (He didn’t want to post it when I said he should, but gave me permission to. I just had to share, since that particular comment led to me spewing water all over the place.)

Absolutely. Especially when I go on a rant on my blog. As soon as I hit Post, I regret it, but I force myself to stand by it and keep it up there. The biggest shitstorm? Not on Jez, but at one point I vented about frustrations over Supernatural’s writing and Ho. Lee. Hell. Talk about taking entertainment personally!

Post-op healing’s going well, in that I’m itchy and cranky and BORED (soooooo bored) but hardly taking pain meds at all now. I have my first followup on Tuesday and I’m praying that I’ll be allowed out of bed for more than the ten minutes that it takes to go to the bathroom. Plus, stitches are coming out, so gauze and…

This is wonderful! So glad she’s hanging in there, and you’ll find that there’ll be a lot of on-off as time goes by. It was one of the most frustrating things about Kidlet’s stay in NICU. As far as yourself, make sure you’re getting plenty of sleep and don’t stress out over the milk situation. I was only able to pump…

We could make up a giant paper wall mural... should be just as effective, right? Since it’s the IDEA that counts, or some such?

Turn off all the lights! Get down on the floor and STAY. QUIET! (Hey, if it worked for Mother to get rid of JW’s, then maybe it’ll work on Donny Boy)

Just get the essentials - we can buy new everything when we get there. They’ll have better government, anyway.

Or better yet, maybe we can convince him America moved and didn’t leave a forwarding address?

Um... no they don’t. I didn’t have to when I was in school and Kidlet graduated last year without taking any manner of such test. He knows the Constitution well, but that’s because he reads and studies on his own. And he’s been having fun charting impeachable offenses according to it, too. But no such knowledge is…

If he’s allowed back... God, that’s a lovely thought. Pity there can’t be a version of SHIELD that’s just been waiting for him to be out of the country long enough to close the borders. Or maybe there could be an Air Force One-type situation where we just ‘forget’ to send in the refueling plane?

Considering that I’ve been cussed out using those exact words when someone at the store wanted the electric cart I was using for his friend, I don’t think there’s any internalization there.

I survived my operation! Everything went pretty well, now it’s just healing time. I’m cozily ensconced on the chaise lounge with blankets, a puppers, an almost-done cross stitch, and TGBBO on the TV. (I’ve turned my mom onto it and we’ve mainlined two seasons in as many days. Next up - Masterchef Australia!) Thanks to…

My biological mother and I aren’t on speaking terms. She’s never forgiven me for leaving the house at 16, going to the state to get out of an abusive situation, and refusing to apologize for it at any point since. I generally send a card, mostly because I’m still on good terms with my dad and he asks me to, but I…

Yes, exactly! When it comes to governance, I actually favor small government that allows states more power, but ever since the Republicans became the Tea Party, I’ve been growing more and more militantly liberal, to the point that in the last election, I voted a straight Democratic ticket for the first time in my…

A few years ago, I had a TSA - a minor stroke that thankfully did no discernible long-term damage. I went first to the urgent care, where I was sent immediately to the ER. That visit cost over $3000 - money that I didn’t have then and still don’t now. And it wasn’t one bill, either. One visit spawned four different…

Absolutely cannot use Dove. Tried it recently, and it felt like there was a greasy film left all over my body that I had to powerblast off with the highest setting on the showerhead. Wonder if it being a ‘beauty bar’ has anything to do with that.

Kidlet learned this week why leaving chicken anywhere near dog height is a Bad Idea. We adopted our dog (mastiff/lab mix) in February, and it seems he’s truly settled in now, because he’s actually acting like a dog and not a perfect houseguest. Kidlet was eating dinner, then had to sign on for a conference for school.…

I’m in the same boat as you - having hip surgery on Wed, which will then mean ‘at least’ two weeks in bed, followed by a long recovery, according to my dr. I’ve been gearing up for this, freezing meals ahead, and I have several cross stitch kits, a whole raft of books from the library, some audiobooks and Teaching…

And there are people out there that actually say that the election didn’t come down to racism and misogyny...

If there weren’t prizes before last November, there sure as hell are now. They’re called cabinet positions.