I know that work schedules really affect this, but my husband and I are lucky to have steady 9-5 type work, which means we are both home by 6ish in time for him to walk the dogs, me to pick up our son and one of us to cook dinner for everyone and have a meal on the table by 7. Our kiddo is 8, and does have sports and…

I've always appreciated Elaine's crazy curly hair. It made me feel better about my own huge curls. My family and friends seriously find me in crowds because of my hair.

That was a hardcore perm right there. Right on!

It is pretty cool that there are women like Durante and Harvey taking unconventional paths.

The movie Domino was about Domino Harvey, who was an English bounty hunter/former modle. So I guess there are two of these women?

This really baffles me too. There is so much money to be had in the plus-size market, why aren't they pouncing on this? If I were a designer, I'd be really excited to see my clothes on a really diverse group of women.

Newt as a newt would be pretty awesome Christmas cards. I think I could offend large swathes of conservative family members in one fell swoop.

It is pretty farcical, isn't it? I wonder if they have the same problem with the monks?

Hey, maybe the nuns don't have time to shout the conservative message because they're too busy actually performing services for the community like being teachers and nurses.

I kind of doubt that Condi would be a real potential pick for them. Mitt needs someone to help him with swing states like one of the governors or Rob Portman. I think the Republicans also learned during the last presidential election that a woman on the ticket isn't really going to garner women's votes. Or at least I…

Feta or cojita. Lactose makes you do crazy things at music festivals.

I hope he isn't packing it away to pull out when he turns 13 and surly. He's a pretty bright kid, and I think he understood, but I know it was hard for him at the time because he wanted to be with the other boys doing the Boys Scouts thing. He's acutely aware of any time he's not like the rest of the kids.

My older sister was in Campfire Girls when she was little, but that was in the 80s in California. I'm not sure if they are still around.

I could only find a summer YMCA program, but we do have several 4H chapters in our area that we might consider next year. Between swimming, soccer, and schoolwork and school activities, there are only so many groups he can be in. At least in 4H he can do something sciencey or outdoors related.

Ugh, when my son started second grade this year several of the other boys in his class joined the Boy Scouts, and he really wanted to as well. I went to the parents' meeting and picked up the paperwork, but I just couldn't do it. I hate their stance on homosexuality, I don't like the gender segregation, and I really…

Finding a nice oxford shirt and a pleated maxi would be my solution. I think that your height wouldn't be a problem at all. It's a really nice look!

I was thinking that when I saw the last photo too. Who knew he was popular in the fashion crowd?

I'm not sure that I'm really bothered by Cat Marnell's drug use, I spent a good amount of my teens and 20s using a good variety of drugs and drinking and partying, although I used for fun and mind expansion, not for weight loss or to get through the day. I think that when the drugs became a central part of your day…

I definitely have gotten turned off by the narcissistic nature of a lot of the articles. While personal writing has a place, so much of the website is "me me me" focused. It gets old really quick. There seems to be a lot of fawning and a lot less questioning.

So do I. Especially when all this political gold could be hashed out in Crappy Hour.