Oh, my lord! I laughed so hard at this I cackled. I just can't look, or I'll go off again....

When my brother in law was in the army and he went out drinking at night, and then had to do those god-awful 5 mile runs in the morning, he'd IV himself and put the bag in his sleeve. Not for me, but it worked for him....

I love that Brad Pitt is jerking the gossip mags around. I hope he and Angelina Jolie do that forever on any and every subject imaginable.

Wishes? In most places riding a bike on the sidewalk is illegal. It isn't just someone's 'wishes.'

"OPI's creative director says it takes six people eight hours of brainstorming to assign punning names to twelve colors — "and you have to be kind of crazy." "

When I interned at a Native American charter school in Minneapolis, I learned, as many people have said here, that the title issue is really complicated. I choose to use Native American or First Nations (if I'm not referring to a specific group), in general, and when talking to Native people, to follow their lead and…

I use my business cards (thanks, Vistaprint) for a lot of stuff. I've won several free meals from local restaurants.

This is cool! I could certainly use a million of them around here.

Yes, THIS!

Absolutely. Loss of life is always to be mourned.

If they're going to throw it away, just send it to me, instead. I'll "recycle" it for them. *wink, wink*

Some are, but I've seen cats that are friends with pet mice and birds.

I think it still depends on the state. Some states have laws on the books that are infrequently enforced.

Yes, indeed. Frankly, though, I don't have a lot of hope, with all the 'end of the world' screaming about how publishing is dying. They publishing house seem to be tightening down, instead of opening up to all the benefits of e-publishing, etc. I follow Robin McKinley's blog and she has said that there are real…

There is another issue on this, regarding covers, that was touched on down thread. I follow Robin McKinley's blog and Marta Acosta's blog. McKinley writes what would be categorized as YA fantasy (although she doesn't like that), and Acosta's work is urban, paranormal chick lit (I guess). They've both talked about…

What we actually need is better publishers, to publish the many unpublished manuscripts out there by people of color.

Well, there is this: [jezebel.com] about Paula and Bubba Deen's alleged racism.

I so agree with you! There are some little old men that I just adore, but that is because they remind me of my sweet grandfather. I'd never tell them that, though, and I'd never let that make me stop thinking of them as adult human beings with all the complexity of any person.

"We don't charge non-pregnant people with a crime when they try to kill themselves."

When the tabloids/paparazzi/etc start flat out telling celebs what to do, I think they deserve everything they get. I see commercials for TMZ late at night and they are totally classless. All those bottom feeders make so many people's lives really irritating. They are a strange combination of sycophant and bully,…