I almost wrote this same post! But I'm at home with a queasy stomach, so maybe not the best idea. Thank god for (almost legal) marijuana!

That bugged me, too. I think she was just incredulous at the horror of it, but it came off very badly.

I'm in, but can I just ride my bicycle?

The kitty on my lap is the only thing keeping me from going ape-shit crazy right now.

I have two boys, and this was one of my most horrible fears. Just talk to them, teach them well, and chances are they'll be okay. Mine are both adults now, and they're not perfect, but they're loving, respectful, feminist men.

Nope. But it is maddening and depressing.

Excellent point. I was attributing it to cognitive dissonance, but this makes more sense.

It's still disappointing that with all the agriculture we have here, which relies on seasonal workers, more people didn't vote it in.

But isn't pain just a response to stimuli?

The students requested it, and it was not mandatory.

As an old, I recognized it immediately (but also thought, "is that something they're saying again?")

Thanks for the response. I'd like to think you're right, but I'm still offended by the carelessness of it!

I've lost all respect for the New Yorker ever since Tina Brown came on, and it hasn't improved since her departure.

Hi Global Beet, I'm mostly a lurker on racial issues, because it's not really my place to comment (as a middle-aged white woman), but I have a question that I'm not sure who to ask. I've read enough of your posts to value your opinion, so here goes.

You sound a bit like my son (sarcastic and bored, thus shit-stirrer)!

I'm glad it worked out well for you. You really don't sound like a typical target (despite your parents not believing it).

No. It's not even December yet!

Only if you won't be back to put them up until the second week of December!

New expression!??! Nope, one that's old as the hills - there are plenty of fish in the sea!

I have them in my backyard and confirmed that they were deadly nightshade when my son ingested them at age 2. I've also never been able to grow morning glories (so weird!). But they are all in the same family. This is what the flowers look like: