I just took a pole-dancing class over the weekend as part of a bachelorette party, and holy god that was a workout! I consider myself in good shape (work out 3 times a week, including running 5 miles at a time), and my quads were shaking after an hour so badly that I could barely finish.

@Lymed: Oh my. Wow, that kind of sucks for him(?)—and quite a shock if he came up in your search result...

@WashingMyHair (stopped Questioning Everything): The mandate in Obama's proposal also includes the Senate provision that exempts from the penalties anyone for whom purchasing coverage would exceed 8% of their annual income.

@WashingMyHair (stopped Questioning Everything): Excuse me, but I didn't say we should ignore the other half, nor was I making a judgment of them.

@HarmonyLane: Did!

@WashingMyHair (stopped Questioning Everything): I have the unfortunate pleasure of having read all of both the House and the Senate bills (and I mean *all* of the bills). They definitely aren't perfect, but the reforms included in them will go a long way to doing away with the problem insurance you say is…

@WashingMyHair (stopped Questioning Everything): The current plan does provide considerable subsidies to help people with little money in the first place buy health insurance.

@likepenguins: Oh god, flashbacks to a recent interlude I had with a guy I was dating and newly active with. We were in the act, so to speak, and I tried to change up positions to be on top. He actually said, "What are you doing??" Sigh.

@Jorie Slodki: Ah, Clan of the Cave Bear. If you haven't yet, check out Lizzie Skurnick's "Shelf Pleasuring" at [jezebel.com] that was on Jez last year— hilarious in what a shared experience this book turned out to be for so many girls.

@laurasaurus: My cat knows when I'm not feeling well, and will snuggle right up to me and not leave my side until I'm better.

@isacloud: Awww, this story is all the more awesome because a stray found a good home as a result!

@WashingMyHair (stopped Questioning Everything): This is so completely ridiculous, I love it!

@DaneCA: Why in the world should have to "admit" it? Straight celebs don't go around "admitting" they are straight.

@maude_flanders: Ever since finding out he had an affair with his (adult) step-grandaughter that he raised from birth, he's creeped me out too much to have much sympathy...

@malishka: There was a woman on Little Miss Perfect who entered her 5 day old baby!

@Svenskasweetie: I know, I'm so jealous!! I only got Ken Burns when I was there...(sorry, Ken!).

@PhDelish misses 10, dislikes 11: That's a very good point— otherwise, if anything, you'd think they would have purposely bought laptops without them. Not just for the price differential, as you noted, but because of the potential for inappropriate use of them by the students (nekkedness, etc).

@SunburnedCounsel: Check your PMs...

@SunburnedCounsel: OK, I'm a moron and wrote it to myself instead of replying to you. Luckily it saved, and I just pasted it into an actual reply. Give it a shot again!

@SunburnedCounsel: Back at you, check your messages!