Holy crap. It's hard to process all this information and I'm only reading about it. For all the people involved in these terrible terrible events, my heart just breaks. And now, Emily and child.

Dammit. *sniff*

Hmm...granted it's been a decade since I worked in a corporate setting and maybe things have changed, but in the offices I worked - it seemed like everybody was bonking each other.

Spring is okay; Fall is the best; Winter is awesome. Summer? Bleh.

I met my husband of ten years online, but not at a dating site. It was at a poetry critique and workshop site where we knew "of each other" as screen names only. Years later we were editors at a poetry review and through that we had real life contact and eventually married.

I have embraced The Grayas I'm likely to stay there. I'm a "quipper" - brevity and levity ( a valid claim about the levity could be made). It's just my way.

"five-bedroom stone mansion surrounded by lavender fields and vineyards about four hours outside of Marseille."

Lauren Hutton has been cool for forever. I'll give her a "get off my lawn" moment.

Perfect! I was racking my wee melon for an actor and he really fits the bill.

Meh.

Cool...I'm usually not considered thoughtful although I occasionally slay them Poughkeepsie. ;-)

Kyosuke, thanks for the reply. Hey, if I remain a Gray forever, I'm cool. I've always been an outsider...who pulls the from the center. :-)

Kyosuke, is gray purgatory forever if no-one champions you? I'm a newbie and don't quite understand all the ins and outs. Is Gray some Hunger Game designation forever or is there a term limit? I'm a newbie so I get that my comments are "suspect" but do I get parole at some point? How does that happen?

Lindy, hilarious! I'm so glad I work at home now. At my last corporate gig (10 years ago), we endured one of the most insidious of office putzes, "The Crop Duster." They roam the office with a leaky end-pipe and a smirk. Ugh.

Great responses in this thread! I can't really add more, but I appreciate the words of wisdom shared.

Good article, Tracy. It is harder to make friends when you are older, but I'm not sure that's such a bad thing. Perhaps we become pickier about who we spend our time with as time seems to be in short-supply for most.

She's bad ass awesome. Love her.

The Legends of Zelda? Oh you wacky kids.

*faints* Minimal and contemporary - can't ask for more. She and the outfit are stunning.

Wowser! She's gorgeous.