Don't get me wrong: I think FIFA is like the IOC — corrupt, power-mad, money-hungry. I also think that awarding the WC to Qatar is the very height of absurdity, though I am eager to see those floating stadiums with outdoor air-conditioning. You?

It'd be great, wouldn't it, if the system worked differently: FIFA…

So FIFA is spreading the game to Brazil? I would have thought it had made it there already . . . .

And don't get me wrong: My quibbles here are less about the underlying substance and more about the original piece. FIFA is, no doubt, a corrupt and money-hungry organization — just like the IOC is. But this isn't a…

Um, what?

What is this?

I'm not one to defend FIFA or Sepp Blatter, but this piece seems almost aggressive in its glibness and lack of true engagement.

FIFA should see themselves as "trustees of an asset." What does that mean, exactly? FIFA should bring the World Cup to "developing countries" but not to those,…

Poll for all Court watchers!

What results do you predict in . . . .

You are too kind, but I really do appreciate it. Thank you!

Is it fair for me to say that at least one of my friends is a badmutha?

That's right. Badmuthas get it done . . . the right way!

Like lots of folks, sadly, I've been abused. (I was little, really little — and it was awful.) There was nothing normal about it, and there was nothing good that could come from people turning away.

Hey now — you're not 'normals.' You're badmuthas, and don't you forget it.

It's hard to realize that the water you're swimming in is poison if you're used to it.

And plenty of folks don't realize that the once-cool water has started boiling until it's already too hot.

Crime behind closed doors is still crime. Abuse in a relationship is still abuse. No one should have to endure it. No one.

True, I guess.

But do you think Senator Murkowski's version of Reagan's Ghost is going to convince or persuade anyone? Don't most members of the GOP have their own Reagan's Ghosts already — and don't those Ghosts just tell people whatever they want to hear anyway?

There's plenty to dislike about Senator Murkowski, but this is a great thing.

Thank you to her (though the concluding Ode to Ronald Reagan was a bit much.)

Is there an entire chapter about lollipops?

Thank you, bb. Really.

You can see why I'm nervous.

By the way, did your coworker call her cat's allergy "meth"?

No, I know. I think this line of questioning could be very fruitful indeed.

I'm just a little frightened about where it might be headed.

You see, I'm allergic to cats. Is it possible that . . . well . . . I'm allergic to myself?

Yes. As always.

But what does that mean?!?!

Is the problem that they're not debating whether Popovich should rest his starts for Game 6 and Game 7?

I mean, it would give them a jumpstart on preparations for next season . . . .

So there's hope?

I wonder if Serena has a future in politics — GOP politics, in particular.

Just like Marsha B.: http://jezebel.com/gop-appoints-w….

I am so glad we are (anonymous) pals!

Well, if she wasn't a virgin, she couldn't be used for strategic marriage OR ceremonial sacrifice, so what's the point?

Kidding aside, you're surely right — and I hope my question didn't give SW too much credit. I think she's pretty darn awful, though I've thought that since long before any of this.

Whatever the…

How would I be able to tell?