It's a little scary that conservatives assume any conversation about physical contact is actually about sex.

I would have thought the fuzz-factor might overcome the 'scary wolf' factor for huskies. I know I'm going to have more trouble intervening with my little blond girl than my previous big-black-male rehab dog. I'm almost tempted to have her wear a muzzle, not because she needs it but because it will cause people to back…

What happened to do-not-touch-without-permission? We have Biden and Travolta being all creep-tastic on TV — just thinking of someone walking up and touching my hair without warning makes me wince. People also seem to think that pregnant women need their stomachs fondled by strangers. Gods forbid you wear tactilely…

But when he dies, there are going to be memorial reels and biopics and lots of, excuse the term, whitewashing. It would be much nicer if he faded into obscurity so that when he does finally kick over everyone will have thought he was already dead.

People who confuse food with affection will confuse food with affection when interacting with any of multiple species.

Are they planning to check any other countries? I tend to mistrust anything that has only two data points.

The weirdest part was how he didn't even attempt to say hello to me, just went straight for my mom.

The most useful thing this drug can do is provide a counterpoint to all those "only slutty sluts want birth control pills so that they can have the sex!" arguments. Pink-viagra will be the pill for that, and maybe someone will figure out that birth control isn't about sex.

I'm mid-thirties now, and hoping I menopause soon. It's the only hope left to get a handle on the chronic migraines. A little worried since my mother had a really rough transition - anemia, surgery - but to get through a week without having to hide from the sun and whimper in pain.

What's really concerning to me is that the majority of the medical establishment, including registered dietitians, have some sort of industry tie

This is a good point. Insulting ribs in the Carolinas will get you kicked out of office faster than anything you could say about a woman. Also, I believe, tarred feathered and driven into the sea.

Can't tell from the pics above, but is Mr. Charming normally proportioned? Disney is pretty famous for gentleman with the enormous hands. Like, really creepy large hands the size of the princess' torso. (And of course the famous shoulder/hip ratio)

And weirdly, it was originally a trend for men.

I haven't read either of them, but JF sounds like a dickhead from the article above and JW sounds at least borderline. That doesn't preclude them from being good authors. Anyone who spends a large amount of time writing words with the idea that many people will pay to read them has some healthy narcissism going on.

I did get kinda turned on by Blake's description of image processing and recognition (in Trade Me). I don't think it was intended to be sexy, I'm just that much of a geek.

The series is fabulous; the prequel doesn't do it justice. I read the series forward but I went back and bought it all in reverse order because the books just get better as you go . . . and I figured I could only hog the library copies for so long.

Ah, but it's nothing to the percentage of werewolf romance heroes to actual werewolves.

I did a quickie wedding at the courthouse on Valentine's Day (because that was the only weekend they did weddings). That day was just Hubby and I, we tied the knot, bought donuts and nary a photo was taken.

I always wondered if there was something that was the opposite of an honorary degree. Honorary expulsion. Honorary Flunk Out.

My dad used to do the same thing with me, so my prejudiced opinion is that talking your daughter through the problems will give her a better grasp overall, even if in the short run she has a harder time with her teacher.