I’ll just put a plug in here for Library of Congress— Mrs. Jabroni and I got cards when we went to DC last time, and then spent several hours looking through books and getting familiar with the place. Mrs. Jabroni met the head Children’s Librarian for LoC, which was significantly cool.

This “you can’t legislate against evil” thing is really troubling. They’re just throwing in the towel. “Oh well, they’re just evil. Can’t fix that. There will be more evil people tomorrow who shoot more people. Thanks for watching.”

Man, I love apple pies, but this is too Martha Stewart for me.

Courts have ruled that 1st Amendment protections within the context of a school differ from other venues— namely, if the censorship or restriction is in support of the educational mission of the school, then the school can limit or ban forms of expression.

DirectTV is run by chickenshit idiots.

Yeah. This. It’s bad.

My pet peeve in Chicago (and in no other city have I experienced this to the degree I experience it here) is the need for people on the L to CROWD BY THE DOORS. Nobody gets in or out. I have to shove my way to the middle of the train car, where there’s usually a space to stand. Sometimes sit, if you’re lucky.

Yep.

Nothing in the contract says you can’t do that.

Good advice, but Ready needs to make sure that all of her financial information, personal records, and computer passwords are secure, changed, whatever, prior to dropping the bomb.

“Struggle Brownie” is my new band name.

“Republican & Smart, White, Traditional,” 

The fact that this is even a thought in anyone’s mind just makes me sad.

Star Trek shirt instead of Star Wars? Shudder then get over it.

You may feel differently if you’ve been through the process. YMMV.

The point is that home repair, or ordering a pizza, or having someone work on your car is a different relationship than a therapist.

Therapy is not home repair.

I was having dinner. With friends. Ask them.

I had nothing to do with that.

The pitcher laying on the mound should remind us that even though this is a big event, with lots of coverage and social media, the players are still little boys. Good that the coaches and both teams picked him up and dusted him off.