@txbliss: Ditto on the Jalapenos. Not the way to spice things up! (sorry, couldn't resist)

@Cheesecake is for lovers: Portland, ME or Portland OR? Just curious, am a fan of both.

@SomeWonder: I couldn't agree more. Prior to the '08 campaign, McCain could make a claim to some substantive contributions. But his Palin pick (and the crap he's pulled during his current re-election bid) totally destroys any kind of legacy he might lay claim to.

@Cheesecake is for lovers: Even a genuine compliment, when received from a total stranger, can be uncomfortable. You might mean well and not feel it is at all threatening or inappropriate, but it can certainly feel that way.

I think she's confusing modesty with repression and ignorance. Anyone that stupid should not hold public office.

@snacktastic: Yeah, a mug of hot water with a slice of lemon in it is quite soothing. Crap, I sound like my grandma.

@OnlySlightyTrampy: Good point. Would it also apply to this site's "This Week in Tabloids" or Snap Judgments?

And here all along I thought nature abhorred a vacuum. That giant sucking sound you hear is one dude kicking another dude's little swimmers out of the gene pool!

Amazing story, even if it elicits a full-body shudder. I have to echo the posts below about dad and his pliers - that's a handyman! I'm thinking he used his needle-nosed pliers, yes?

Oh, that 50cent. He's such a character!

@typicrobots: Not just a spin-off, she should get her own franchise.

If Willet, Pappas (NY-NOW), et al., are concerned with leverage, perhaps a pre-nuptial agreement would better suit their needs. That's a little late now, of course, but it seems a better route than fighting the dissolution of a marriage. Regardless of how you get there, if one party wants out, I can't see how the…

@Scarlett_Crimson: Stand down, Scarlett! I just finished off the last of our wild Maine blueberries in a magnificent pie. No way is that overrated. Harrumph!

"to walk without apology" (#3)

@BabyJane: Stop staring at her rack!

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

@Jesse Astle: I like your dad.

"I'm out." I love it. It's like she's talking about membership in some club with random, arbitrary rules that don't relate to the original purpose. Oh, wait.

Ah, college, I remember those days.

@Peppermint: In the wake of Gen. McChrystal's firing, Mortensen got some press as he and the General had been working together. But Mortensen was clear to point out that he has never been on the US payroll, as it would be a potential conflict of interest and would lessen his credibility with the locals.