I didn't get anything prize-winningly weird this year- sad -but can I humblebrag about the way my 7 y.o son labeled my gift. He wrote FROM : Johnny TO: Virginia (Mom) because, as he explained to me "your real name is Virginia, it's not Mom."

You missed the point by a mile and a half, kiddo. Unless your fiancee is also your daughter.

I get where you're coming from to a certain extent, but mostly I don't. I work in wildlife conservation, at an animal organization, and spend my life- every single day- saving animals. I've had people say to me that they think I'm irresponsible because I don't save people and I have 2 points to make in response 1)…

Cattle dogs are the best. Mine hates stupidity in other people as much as I do.

You're so right, you couldn't be righter. I don't *want* a classy tree with tasteful decorations. I want MY tree with colored lights that flash and decorations that actually mean something to my family - my mother's glitter bird she made in 1st grade in 1943, my brother's weird stuff from when he was going to art…

When I was in junior high we had this big antique wood-burning stove. We only ever used it to warm up the central part of the house during winter; it was mostly just a cool decorative piece. One year, my little brother (I think he was 11) insisted we cook the turkey in this ancient oven. He begged for days, promised…

Old dogs are the best. Here's mine.

This is the best worst thing ever and I miss my Shadow so, so much still, though he's been gone since March. I will now go be fetal under my desk.

I just clicked through to her site...full on cryfest over here, thanks!

dogs don't age what are you talking about

I was in the parking lot of a supermarket 3 weeks ago when a car drove up, a man rolled down his window and thrust a dog at me, saying, "Free Chihuahua! He's healthy, spayed, and you can take him now." I was totally horrified that a person would do this; the little pup was so sweet, affectionate and lively. I thought…

I put little scarves and things on my dog because she is very old and doesn't look like an adorable puppy to most people anymore (of course to me she is cutest dog I have ever seen, every single day). So when she is wearing something a little fancy or looks unique, more people will stop to pet her and give her…

Yeah, I could live with the snakes. What made it annoying/hilarious was that the more vocal my disgust became, the more gleeful Pixel became. He was obviously having a blast. It was not at all like normal "cats leaving you presents" behavior.

Look at the arch of her foot... it's not even in the shoe. Those look terribly painful.

Made me think of a post-mastectomy compression bra with drain and now I can't unsee it.

Do they have a faux-cutesy video about the thousands of dogs and cats they kill and put in freezers for storage?

Fun fact: We're eating fish faster than they can breed. Ocean stocks are at all time lows, and getting lower. Every year there are less to catch, and thanks to increasing human population we catch more. The EU regularly employs environmentalists to provide guidelines for them about how many fish should be caught, and…

Bisexual is limited to the binary gender. Pansexual people are attracted to many different types of people, including those who are Transgender, genderfluid, genderqueer, and etc.

I'd like to say my hubby did this and I think he nailed it.

awkward school photos!