Gary Dourdan was so smokin' hot as Tea Cake in that POS adaptation of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Get your shit together indeed, sir! We wantz more sexxy!

It is true. Study after study shows (the most recent one a VERY thorough study by the U of FL) that what we do in the classroom is pretty much moot if it is not reinforced or supported at home. I think that is one reason Gov. Crist chose to veto SB 6 last year, which basically cost him membership in the Rethuglican…

Yup. I still have good friends in Pinellas so I keep up with developments in that district too. Neither district has really had meaningful step (years of service) increases in forever, and the scale keep shifting so that basically new teachers are paid almost the same as teachers with a decade or so of service. To add…

I've heard and I'm not surprised. The countdown starts for this BS to happen in FL . . .

We tried to use that logic, but logic epically fails when going up against this dochey Gov. Rick Scott, how I loathe thee!!! (English teacher)

I feel naked without a watch. I've been wearing one since I was in middle school. Eventually, I figured out if you buy a good-quality one ($100 range) it won't crap out and necessitate having to buy a new one. Seiko & Invicta FTW!

I think the 33-year-old male mentioned above is a HS gym teacher in Pinellas County. I used to work there, and I now work in the neighboring county. If this is indeed him I totally understand why he is trying to cash in. They pay us peanuts to teach and next year we are forced to contribute 3% to retirement, and in…

My husband is a cuddly sleeper and I just cannot sleep that way, which sucks for him. (We are cuddly when I am awake, but Mama needs her sleep! Back off!) The other morning he went to wake up our 2 year old daughter, who is the light of his life, and he tried to cuddle with her in her new big-girl bed. She waved him…

This is such a sweet story. (hearted!) And it makes me want to hug Lexington Steele even more!

I live in Tampa and grew up in Orlando, and I assure you there are not roving bands of Casey Anthonys running around trying to murder kids at Disney.

What I heard was Casey Anthony said that the father was never in the baby's life and that he died in a car accident shortly after Caylee was born. Now, who knows, that could be utter bullshit because if Casey Anthony is guilty of nothing else it is clear she is a massive liar. But the fact that in our attention-hungry…

I'm voting 100% yes on this comment. Me too. My life. Ditto. (and hearted!) :-)

So you are mad at HER, not every mommy ever? Maybe you should make that clear. In that scenario, I guarantee you I would have swooped down and raced my kid off to the bathroom for a change or the back of my car if the bathroom was disgusting (as they frequently are). As for the rash, well, I take care of my girls,…

The only thing I didn't like was sometimes the Hanks kid sounded so much like his dad I got creeped out. But he was great and Bradley Whitford was AMAZING.

OMG, how did you know every detail of my life in such particular detail? I am such a rude, thoughthless jerk of a mom! Sorry!

Thank you so much for that! Salad shot out of nose.

My cats used to do that while I showered. They peeked in with looks on their faces like "Oh.My.God. she lets it get ALL OVER HER!!!" Hilarious.

I meant that I was drinking before I found out I was pregnant. Which is ok, because it takes a while for the placenta and umbilical cord to form, so a little drinking doesn't hurt the little zygote. But once I found out I was knocked up, no more boozin'. See my other comment for elaboration . . .

I agree. I file that under "use common sense." If your bloodstream is a 1-way superhighway straight into your fetus's body, for heaven's sake don't give the kid alcohol in any amount. I figured that I wouldn't put wine in a 1-day-old's bottle, so why the heck would I send it to a fetus?

You know what is the best thing to do before and during pregnancy? CHILL THE FUCK OUT AND USE COMMON SENSE. Reading studies like this one does no good for the average pregnant lady. Jebus, if this stuff is true QuickPrincess the Elder is 50% chardonnay and QuickPrincess the Younger is 50% beergarita.