This book sounds brilliant! I, too, read all the books in 2nd grade, and I had an awesome teacher that, every year, she'd take her class to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI (now part of "The Henry Ford") to spend an actual school day (this was not just a field trip) in the one-room schoolhouse. My grandmother made…

@BabyJane: Seconded.

OK, InTouch, I'm confused. So is Angelina's brother James her best friend or is her best friend Holly her best friend?

"I'm just fortunate that I chose something that I enjoy doing...and I've never lost the love..."

I was anxious when I was younger, which made be become avoidant. Fortunately, Mr. Stars calls me on my BS but doesn't force me out of my comfort zone when it comes to sharing. He's the "secure" type, which can be annoying because I'm not so much. The best part is, when I get drunk and start ranting to him about how…

I've never understood colon cleansing diets, etc. It's your colon! It's self-cleaning! It's what it does!

@lurkystars: Dammit, here's the link: [www.youtube.com]

Oh, Doug,

The Prince-going-to-the-ballet story actually does make perfect sense, considering the Joffrey ballet performed to his music in 1994. Not exactly traditional ballet, but there's the connection!

Judy Tenuta AND Downtown Julie Brown? L.O.V.E.

Crayola Carousel. I come from a pretty thrifty bunch, so my mom didn't include anything with it. She figured I could put in all the crayons, colored pencils, markers, and watercolors I already had. And I did. And I loved it.

@homoviper: White Christmas is the best because it has very, very little to actually do with Christmas.

@The Cajun Boy: "Can I get you some more eggnog, Cousin Eddie? Something to eat? Leave you in the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?"

@c to: "Singing's my favorite!"

"Florence-Henderson-as-Carol-Brady shag"

@otherginger: I thought it was a picture of young Steven Tyler.

@NefariousNewt: I'm sure he's hoping to get some advice from Don Imus soon. Ah, "free speech." If only careful thought preceded it more often.

@MissBuckyC: Seconded. Heartily.

@wonderwoahman: Hey, people collect stamps, spoons, hair, dryer lint... I'm not a big collector of anything myself, but people gotta have hobbies, I suppose.

@Snowbunny: Or they GIVE them to the grandchildren. I have a Charles and Diana coin - somewhere - that an aunt gave me who's from England.