She is beautiful! THAT is a brindled coat!

Mine's about 5-6 pounds. Not too heavy, but she likes to sleep on my chest. I've no doubt she lies there and wonders where she's going to start for dinner, once I've kicked.

Too cute!

THAT is big-league stink-eye!

My tortoiseshell has been giving me the stink-eye all morning ... “yeah, wait until you go to sleep. THEN we’ll see who can get up on the counter tops."

I knew teams did the Jackie Robinson number deal yesterday. However, I didn't realize the unis had no name plate. Must be awkward for the announcers.

This could be an interesting double play for that pampered momma's boy over at Gawker: Watch an adult eat fried chicken/get a handjob for the first time ...

Intense!

Yeah ... I'm thinking Little Miss Showboat needs the next one up around her earhole.

This guy is the Principle Skinner of the gubernatorial pool ... "Skin-NNNNNERRRRR!!!"

500 DAYS OF KIRSTEN

Who are these people? Am I supposed to recognize them? Does she have research pending pertaining to an enzyme that fights cancer? Has he written a particularly moving piece of prose?

Who are these people? Smell my finger.

Trying to think whether there is a more boring game than the NFL. Oh, right - the NBA.

That whole facial hair thing going on in the accompanying pic is ... unfortunate.

Isn't this how Melanka met that shrimp-fingered vulgarian?

I’m not a gamer, so I’m curious as to just how realistic these UFC/MMA-type games are ... do they include the option to beat someone to the point that cerebral bleeding causes death?

Exactly!

Excellent point about settling for Hawaii's high cost of living, before being forced to relocate to Alaska for work. Imagine finding yourself teaching in Alaska, to a class full of Palin kids - Trip, Track, Trap, Trig, Tractor, Trash, Tryptophan, Tragedy, Transcendent, Truculence, Trope, Tripe, Trek, Transmission,…

Dear god - I missed that quote in my read-thru. Good stuff!