Okay. This is hard for me, but here goes . . . .

Lie #1: Years and years ago I dated a really dynamic woman — super-smart, very ambitious, incredibly brave. She was a pilot. She told me that she'd always dreamed of flying through a particular — and particularly dangerous — part of the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda. …

Cardinal Country!

Why did you photoshop it?

A picture is worth, well, plenty of words:

Yes.

Yes we can.

...It wouldn’t be unusual to see them leave the front desk and play Frisbee or kick a soccer ball out front. Then during office parties, they would pop their shirts off and serve a tomato-mozzarella appetizer — cater waiters. I mean, these are people who work here.

Video of these "cater waiters" on the way to work:

Hmm. Thanks, truly, for the note. Really.

I should be clear: I think the Fed Chair is indeed a powerful position — a very powerful position — and I hope Yellen does it well.

I also think that the Quartz piece is spouting hyperbole for the sake of hyperbole, so it's probably foolish to dig too deeply into its…

It was and it wasn't.

She was the "swing vote" on nearly ever contentious issue, after all. All the power to her.

Quartz is calling her "the most powerful woman in US history" . . .

I'm sure Jenny McCarthy has loads of Native American followers!

I mean, of course Native Americans would love a person who glibly dismisses unnecessary exposure to fatal infectious diseases! And this time without the blankets!

Hugging back!

You . . . are . . . too . . . nice.

Love it. Will try.

Thank you!

Give the Bros a shot if you can. It's good stuff.

Any recs from the Mexican-style side?

That's the right question.

But I only have the wrong answer: I'm now a part-time mermaid/man. Our passions take is in crazy directions . . . .

So you're saying there's a chance . . . .

Kidding aside, watch this:

Does that mean you're going to stop reading my comments?

I do like chocolate. You? Have you tried Mast Brothers? Kind of awesome.

Does my involvement make things better or worse?

Remember George Bush? Folks acted (pretended?) like he was hilarious — what with all his fraternity-like ribbing and, well, fraternity-like nicknames. I never quite understood the appeal, but some said he was fun and funny.

He also invaded Iraq under what were, at best, false pretenses.

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