Belly buttons are just knots to make sure your guts don't fall out at inconvenient times.

@morninggloria: Learn to quickly recite poetry when you take a breath. That should do it.

@NefariousNewt: I was so mad about the Mr. Potato head one, because when it came on, I called my 3 year old into the room to see it, since she loves Mr. Potato Head. At the end, my husband and I just looked at each other sadly and he told my daughter to just forget about that one.

@rodrigo13: Exactly! I hated that one. And I also didn't like how mean Daisy's owner was. But the fat lady on the horse was just unacceptable.

@Radisbeautiful: I know! I'm so full of love for that guy, and everything he does (almost) just makes it more intense!

My understanding is that the people who vote for the academy awards are overwhelmingly white, male, and old. That doesn't bode well for women or people of color. Make sure the academy looks like the country before pulling the rug out from under actresses.

"Meanwhile, the issue is as starkly class-based as ever: any "good," progressive mother knows breast milk's benefits - but breast pumps and the accompanying paraphernalia of conscientious working motherhood are shockingly expensive. "

Jason, totally off topic, but I wanted to apologize for my local npr station introducing you as "someone who calls himself the lifehacker." I was cringing on your behalf. But you sounded really smart!

Love them.

What's driving me crazy is the new talking point (which he used in the interview, and which I have been getting in emails from my MIL) that every religion is opposed to gay marriage. Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhism all define marriage as blah blah blah. We are not a Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu,…

@Madison still needs to see Milk!: You two are probably not seeing things clearly, since you have so many sexual partners. It gets pretty crowded in gay homes, from what I hear.

Did you all see the awesome piece in Newsweek by Dahlia Lithwick (LOVE HER) about how doctors have the right not to do stuff if it goes against their conscience, but that the same time other doctors can be forced to give women misinformation about abortion even if it goes against their medical beliefs? Scary.

@Crabby Cakes wants some Dance Biscuits.: This actually just a regulation, not a law, so it is made by the agency involved. Congress can pass laws that explain what kind of regulations are ok, but they don't do the day to day stuff. And if the Bush administration times it right, if it is in effect by a certain date,…

@terribletwenties aka Aesop's Foibles: They cut teeth pretty early, so no, but there is no worry about bloody nipples. They don't bite, just suck.

@mommy_dearest: Motherhood has obviously not had the impact I hoped, since I am only 'smarer', not 'smarter'.

Here's the book to read: 'Mommy Brain: How motherhood makes us smarer' [[www.amazon.com]]

Ok, so I just read through both things that are linked to, and it says that housewives spend a slightly greater percentage of their free time on the internet than other groups. BUT... it doesn't say how much free tiime each group has, so using a greater percentage doesn't automatically mean spending more time. I mean,…

Sec. of state is #4 in line to be president. Please, why must we even go down this road?

Who are the troubled stars getting the sympathy Britney doesn't get? Seems to me most stars just get ripped apart, unless they are Tom Hanks (the only one who seems to have survived as pretty universally liked). I would bet the list of troubled stars getting sympathy is much, much shorter than the list of troubled…

@lms11: I think I saw an interview where he said it was strange kissing a guy. I could be remembering that wrong, and I'm too lazy to search for it. Also, he can be whatever he is, as long as he doesn't mind me imagining him how I like.