Our bluetick coonhound also suffers from "I can't hear you; I'm a lone wolf" when we're outside in a fenced area and he's off the leash (he listens pretty well, except for quiet, whilst on the leash). He also has short hound ears, but everyone loves to rub them.

I took a look at Tavi's new site yesterday, and it's pretty great. I imagine that if it was around when I was in high school, I'd have been all over it. Lot's of good advice so far, but also some very honest writing. In middle school I made newsletters and little magazines for my friends, and I taught myself HTML so I…

With my parents, I didn't really pay attention or notice the antagonism until I was around 12 or so. I wasn't close to other adults or around my friends parents enough to really see the dynamics in other families, so if my friends made comments about how my mom acted, I would just assume that's how it worked. As I…

I definitely liked to get out and do stuff when I got stoned regularly. Smoking a bowl and just sitting around was okay, but not nearly as fun as getting outside and going for a hike, etc. Stoned activity is way better.

That sounds exactly like my parents. At this point, they are never getting divorced, but the way my mom belittles my father is just excruciating. They only made it this far because my dad still travels a good amount for work and has a band to play in that keeps him out in the evenings somewhat.

Yes, I loathe having anything personal, private, between us brought up in front of our friends. One couple my husband and I are friends with often discuss their problems publicly amongst us, and it is so uncomfortable.

I totally see Carol Channing in the 80s Alice in Wonderland.

Great minds think alike.

While it is awesome to support small, local farms, saying a corporation buys "naturally raised" meat just rings of pandering. What the hell does natural mean in this context?

I now want her and Michael Kors to adopt me.

I'm really hoping this is true. My skin has calmed down considerably as I'm getting close to 30, but less wrinkles would be an amazing treat after all the grief my skin has caused from age 12 on.

I've watched this a few times today since I found it this morning. I totally love that Alber Elbaz is in it dancing — it's just another reminder of how awesome he is.

I'm all in favor of the short shorts. I can't lie — I like to see a little leg out on the court.

I'll have to ask about it at my next check-up. I'm sure I've been exposed to some strains of HPV by now, but having a chance at preventing cervical cancer is pretty important as far as I am concerned. Thank you for the info!

I was thinking of getting the shot too, but I'm 29 and thought I am past the cut-off for it. Did your doctor suggest doing it anyway?

The phrase "shacking up" makes me cringe because I always hear it in my mother's voice, dripping with disdain.

I think Gerard Butler has just lost a significant amount of weight? He looks much slimmer/toned than he did last year, like he's been doing yoga and pilates instead of beefing up. He seems to change body shapes every few years.

Every time I see clips from this show, I can't help but think that if these parents really just wanted something they could train to perform, they should have just gotten a dog and taught it agility or frisbee catching. They could even dress the dog up!

She obviously got poor pot cookies, which is sad. I've had some amazing chocolate goo-balls that barely tasted like weed.

Oooh, thanks for the suggestion! I'll have to try those out next time I need to send bake goods to school with my son.