That makes me smile. I love hearing/reading about active senior dogs. I’m so sorry you lost your dog friend - it’s clear that he was a happy pup, and that he made you happy in turn.

Augh. I’m so sorry for your loss. Did he stay active even as a senior pup? My Lucy is 14 now, and I miss the days when she used to bolt (I never thought I would say that).

Y’all are at the Summit! I grew up outside of Birmingham, and I was stupidly excited when that Sephora opened. (Though I agree about Birmingham women generally being less into makeup.) On topic, I’m irritated at the makeover artist who decided it was a great idea to try and make you feel bad about yourself, Laurel. No…

Oh my word. That made me snort my Diet Coke out my nose. Well played!

The version I remember was "Little Bunny Foo-Foo." I'm frankly surprised that the company didn't use that name too!

There's research on this. I'm being horribly reductive here, but when people see huge numbers related to trauma and accidents, it's hard to empathize and to want to contribute. It just overwhelms them - it causes what the researcher calls "psychic numbing" (it's akin to post-trauma shock). Even otherwise caring people…

Me, too! I would love to see how Curry does with Charlie Rose. I absolutely adore the new CBS morning show, particularly the fact that they actually report on news and provide measured, reflective analysis. I think she'd probably do very well there.

Hear, hear. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Ann Curry is not the show's biggest problem. I think it's the entire "news" direction/production, and Matt Lauer is a huge part of that at this point.

Ugh, ugh, ugh. I'm from AL, and if I never hear one more word about Natalee Holloway, I'll be thrilled.

I don't think that Ann Curry is the biggest problem with the Today Show right now. Sure, she's not the strongest interviewer, and her goodmorninggoodmorninggoodmorn... shtick annoyed me on the news desk. Still, the biggest problem is that Today has sold whatever news soul it had. The 30 Rock spoofs about Matt Lauer's…

That would be lovely, too. She's just a hateful human being.

It was a temporary thing, the forgetting, but I'm now hopeful that it will happen again. Maybe it will even happen with the Palins! (crossing my fingers!)

You know what actually relieved me about this article? I had to stop for a moment to remember who Michelle Bachmann is when I read her name.

Oh, yeah, I realized that from your comment. Sorry for it coming across poorly - I clearly haven't had enough caffeine today.

Oh, I know! I'm very much a dog person, and he's a cute little dog, but I have been strong so far. Our bus driver, however, definitely skirts the rules - he has treats for him every morning, and Dallas now knows where to look for them!

I worked in retail a while back, but I don't remember receiving that training. Lots of loss prevention training, but no ADA from what I can remember. That being said, it should be (even if it clearly isn't) common knowledge that guide dogs are allowed in stores - many stores even have stickers on the doors indicating…

There's a prison near where I live that does the same. When the dogs are almost ready, they get outside training with volunteers - there's a professor at my university that volunteers for the program, and he and Dallas (the current dog-trainee) ride my bus every morning. It makes me smile every time I see them.

So far it isn't a terribly widespread trend, but I've seen it. It's not what I ever wanted to see either. It also seems a little premature, so to speak, since many pregnancies are lost within the first three months.

People are starting to post pics of the pregnancy test now, which I think is worse. I really don't want to see someone's urine-stick.

I suspect they will have to pay to run it on certain channels and then have the disclaimer running the whole time, like The 700 Club & 1/2-hour paid advertisements. Oh, this is gonna be a total shit show.