Daisy, you may never read this but you are one heck of a brave young woman. Please know that there are millions of people supporting you and wishing you the very best in life.

I hope he has a safe trip and a great time!

I hear you. I don't like Maxey (??) but the company is doing very good work. Tell your husband to prepare for rain. We got 12 inches in 12 hours over the weekend and more is expected tonight and tomorrow. We're in an historical drought and have had plenty of flooding already but man, do we need this rain. And bid him…

I live in Austin now and have a friend who works at the HQ so I'll throw in some kudos for that next time I see him. How is it going so far?

I lived in DC and Baltimore for 11 years and remember when a new Giant opened up on the east side of Baltimore...the first major grocery store in a major swath of the city in decades. Retail racism definitely does exist.

"barely walk"?! I can't imagine that poor dog walking at all. SO glad he has a new leash on life. :-)

THIS is exactly why the internet exists.

Do y'all remember the video from a few months ago that had the man singing to the dogs while they spun around and around? It was a daily pre-dinner ritual.

If a magnet won't stick, you must acquit. Kidding. It won't work if a magnet won't stick...strange that your SS isn't magnetic...?

Texas teachers are required to report. I don't understand how THREE teachers could convince themselves that reporting wasn't necessary. I would have been haunted day and night.

Cast iron still works and we already had a bunch of stainless. Honestly, I bought the Giada (sp?) set at Target for about $179 and they are quite good.

Electric isn't uncool. We easily upgraded our electric cooktop to an induction cooktop and it rules.

I was about to post the same thing: I buy enormous bags of baking soda and huge jugs of vinegar. They work like a charm and my 11-year old loves playing around with them.

I always start my run with "Whole Lotta Love" because it is a good starting pace for me and it's so naughty.

The funny thing is there are plenty of ways in and out of DC besides the Beltway. Still, points for creativity.

I am fascinated with dermatology and used to work at the Discovery Health Channel (waaaaay back in the day) so I have a pretty strong stomach.

I laughed.

Years ago, I worked as a researcher for a documentary about a herd of elephants. As this herd went on their yearly migration, one of the females died. They stayed around her body for 24 hours, calling and lowing, then moved on. When they returned months later, they went out of their way to locate her skeleton and…

If everyone here donates $10+ to an elephant conservation group, they might have a fighting chance. As it stands, they will be extinct before too long.

You can actually hear him gasping for air-yuk.