@1girl: I'm loving you big right now. Heart!

Well she does look very relaxed!

@myevilempire: That's absolutely true;I'm a sober alcoholic and I work with new people a lot. I have to be careful though,having a history of depression myself, not to give what I don't have. I need lots of breaks. I was an EMT for a long time and was very good at crisis intervention calls(usually attempted…

Bright colors!That helps, plus if you're out, it will cheer up other people,too.

@myevilempire: Maybe a different job for you? That's a tough gig, even for someone without a history of depression. 3# days of your job and I'd be down for the count !

How lousy for Bullock to have to listen to her weasley ex talk to the press about how in love he is,at long last and how this is the real thing, with someone who really "has his back". Be in love as deeply as you want, but don't break up your relationship,humiliate your wife in public and then whine that the world…

I wanna read the blog..where to find?

She's very pointy, isn't she?

I'm going to say it. I believe in Astrology. So there,all you hoity toity rational,sciencey, no fun people! I am a staunch Aries, in spite of Ohfuckus being frivolously inserted into a perfectly good zodiac. I always heard that professional Astrologers made additional calculations for variations in our axis,in any…

@BioLady: I too lost my shit with the string and insect. Weren't the kids great!?

This was so delightful,and is a fabulous idea. I adored the Newberry award books when I was young.( Is it still awarded?I forgot to have any children of my own. Too busy reading.) Having kids do visual stuff with what they've read is genius. Can I play too?

@Myrmaid: Totalitarianism vs. self motivation,the price of conformity,and altruism. I loved it too!

This was fascinating. Not being Chinese, I can't speak to the issue except to say that some years back I was introduced to a very nice monk who had a small temple in Chinatown and I proceeded to study Pure Land Buddhism with him for a year or two. (I had just emerged from several years practicing Tibetan Buddhism…

@slick171: Very cool. Give your dad a smooch for me, OK?

@aNOVELidea: But I bet it made you a fierce girl,right?

My close guy friend who is on his second deployment has tremendous respect for the women soldiers in his unit(and equal scorn for those that don't measure up). He'd have no problem with them by his side in combat,I can't count the number of times I will point to a photo of a girl in uniform and he will say…

@WillowWeen: It's because it makes men feel powerful. Also because the person being deflowered has no one to compare them to,they can pretend they're the shit. Insecure guys love that stuff.

Poor old Winona. She's like a Maiden Aunt who doesn't get out much anymore;"What's all this I'm hearing about Rap!"

@lfranti: oooooh, good one, I bet you're right!

@SFDevil: They probably don't serve wine that early on the Ellen show.