Same here - I completely cracked up at that point.

Also, I notice that they're entirely sincere when asking for food, though they rarely do so politely.

The title of the article leads me to ask this question: How do *animals* distinguish sarcasm from sincerity?

The points brought up in the essay you referenced in your original comment are certainly not points that I've ever heard before. When I discuss the books (I've read the first one and detailed synopses of the other three) and bring up the question of feminism with true fans, the reaction I've received has usually been…

Okay, the film adaptation of "The Lightning Thief" was a terrible, disappointing, awful stink-burger of a movie. No arguments there. But the premise is sound - the books are quite enjoyable. It makes much more sense when you read it.

Irrational numbers don't make sense to me. Does that mean mathematicians are raking in the cash?

Insssssuficssssssient fundssssss.

I like how Zoe makes clever use of the Earth's gravitational pull. ;)

My god, you're right! ;) We should just give a gun to every kid and let them shoot it out.

Cats only obey the laws of physics on their terms.

I'm going to stand with you.

And allows the strong to become even stronger. Then it's fun with escalation.

Agreed. There's a lot more common purpose than most people think, and unfortunately the issue is so divided along "Us" and "Them" lines that no real progress is being made.

I'm curious - how do you define "anti-gun nut"? I'm not a gun owner, and I think that there could be better enforcement of the laws that we have and restrictions put in place that we don't. At the same time, I'm against banning guns altogether, and I certainly don't care if responsible people want to own them.

"The most firearm-friendly libertarian and gun-control centered politician can agree at least on one fundamental point: the need to keep guns safe and out of the hands of unprepared kids."

I'm actually enjoying the second series quite a bit (and props to you for your patience - I like the first series so much that I splurged on the hardcovers). The Kane Chronicles are kind of enjoyable, but just not as much. The second book in that series was clearly just marking time until the next one.

What care we for romance when we can see the awesomeness of Asgard? That stupid romance plot wasn't for the ladies. Thor himself was enough for the ladies.

My conviction not to see it in theaters is wavering also...

There's no such thing as being too old to enjoy any book whatsoever. If we all stuck to reading what was "age appropriate", what fun would that be?

That movie was one of the greatest disappointments ever. My friend wore her NY Yankees cap when we saw it opening night (she's blonde and blue-eyed), only to find that nay, there wasn't even a Yankees cap anywhere in the film. God I hated that movie. I'm really digging Riordan's second Olympians series so far,…