Much like JameMF, my mom was also teacher who did a lot of furniture refurbishing during her summers (it was a habit she picked up from Grandpa). But, she also volunteered by helping out with an ESL class. If you're looking to make some $$ and have a masters degree in your subject area, you might try to pick up an…

Argh. Double post.

I'm curious if Jezebel is getting spillover from Gawker and their horrible new commenting system. Have you been there lately? It's a troll-fest to say the least.

Help! I must grade papers, and I haz zero times infinity motivation. I would rather drink and make risotto. I promised my class that they could turn in corrections by Friday, but that means that I have to return their latest homework to them on Monday. I can put it off until tomorrow, right?

Do I have the website for you! Mr. MRob and I have been making his paneer for a year or so; it's the bomb. [biology.clc.uc.edu]

My mom was 32 when she had me in the late 70s. However, she had most of my classmates' parents her first few years teaching! It was interesting growing up with friends whose grandparents were only a decade older than my parents and whose parents are nearly two decades younger than mine. So, no, you are not crazy.

I hear that. In my dream world I'd be a carpenter and building beautiful chairs in my wood shop. Someday....

One of my old restaurant jobs had a senior lunch every Wednesday. The floor smelled like a not-quite-malodorous mix of mothballs, Tiger Balm/White Flower/BENGAY, and Chanel No. 5. That's the smell I associate with the elderly.

Yes! Many of my math nerd friends and I have always maintained that if we hadn't fallen in love with math we would have pursued geology. It truly has the best of every science - biology, chemistry, physics - and you can actually get a job!

I've only recently started watching (when I catch reruns). I'll have to keep my eye out for that episode.

I'm waiting for that one special episode where it is indeed Lupus and House is wrong.

Are you sure it wan't Lupus?

Are you me? Mr. MRob and I just had a Gchat conversation about making bears at work and how awesome it is to get paid to poop. Also, tiny little poots = jet power as they often make you hustle to bathroom quicker.

That's good to know. It's too bad, then, that doctors are still pushing the every year exam. I'm fortunate enough to have insurance and live in an area with multiple PPs. I can't imagine having to pay full price every year otherwise.

Ha! I have yet to encounter any crazy people at PP, and I've been a patient with them for 15 years. Maybe I should knock on some wood. I do agree with your sentiment about crazies over speculums. My biggest gripe about getting an annual is that I spend more time waiting for the procedure than the actual exam takes.

At one point the inhalers were about $5 here as the patent had run out, but then they changed the propellant to something more eco-friendly. This allowed the drug companies to call them new products again, which means they won't get cheap again for another 5-7 years.

Someone may have more details about this than I, but my PP here in OR only requires me to get a pap smear every three years now. That might be because I'm in a long-term relationship and am a woman nearing her mid-30s, but it could be true across the board. Does anyone know if this is just OR, or are other states…

I hope you didn't check out the Unite Women post. The comments for that article are, and pardon my language, a shit show to say the least.

Okay, I have two. The first is from my grandpa:

I have nothing enlightening to add to the conversation other than to say that that stock photo is amazing. There really is a picture for every story.