yeah it wasn't totally clear from the original article but you're right; there was also a problem with the boat. The coast guard sunk it though; it was taking on water.

Well as a person who has to work every day to feed and clothe myself, I find it rather hard to imagine how they're paying for all this otherwise. But rich is relative.

Yeah, other articles make them seem a bit more sympathetic I think. But still: id rather make rich people spending their lives sailing a fee to be rescued in this case if it meant more money going to the general populous for other issues, like police support. This was an expensive rescue. Incredibly so. There are…

I'm not disparaging them for calling in the SOS. I'm just saying it doesn't strike me as so crazy to charge a fee for a service in some cases.

For me what makes it different is that they had to be rescued because they refused to care for a sick kid till they were too far from a hospital. If you had to call an ambulance to do the same—-you'd pay. They weren't caught in a storm. Their boat didn't catch on fire.

I'm not saying that people should have to pay the coast guard every time they are in need of a rescue. But in this case it really seems more analogous to an ambulance—-they refused to care for a sick kid, and then had to get someone to take her to a hospital. It's not like they were caught in a storm or something.

They make you pay for ambulances... right? Seems like having to pay some fee for your rescue isn't crazy.

I have several dresses in that shape, and they generally look great on me. But yeah... the color simply wouldn't work.

OMG I WANT IT SO BAD. Of course my skin is that color so I'd need a different shade. BUT WANT SO MUCH.

Obviously this isn't on the same level at all, but something similar happened to me. I mailed a friend a wedding gift (bought at store, wrapped, sent via USPS) in May, 2011. In January 2013, I get a text from him like, "Uh, did you send us a wedding gift from [insert former city] around the time of our wedding?" I'm…

Ha yeah. I try to tell the story to make you think it'll be worse, because that is how I felt at the time. And it is confusing. Like how the hell did a US Airways (we could see the label, FYI) napkin get into a sealed can of coke zero? So weird. Definitely could have been worse.

I was on US Airways flying back from DC, and asked for a Coke Zero. The lady was nice enough (or so I thought) to give me a whole, unsealed can. I open the can and pour it into a cup, and it foams up rather quickly and furiously, but I feel like it is just because it is jostled. My husband takes a loooong drink.

One of my good friends travels to gymnastic meets. We have been out of graduate school for like 5 years, at least. But collegiate is pretty much the only way to watch "pro" gymnastics, ya know?

You should definitely write an ode to the graham cracker on Kithenette. Or maybe just a glowing review of all honey graham products. ;)

Things I've never thought about: whether a kid calls both dads or moms the same name or different. I liked the dad and poppa. Very sweet!

Well saying "stick to linkedin or bar events or whatnot" made it seem like you were suggesting that was the only thing a judge could do in your opinion, without it becoming problematic.

yep. Which is also why judges usually get to choose when to recuse themselves. It's an imperfect system, but by voting or appointment people have basically said "we trust you to do this."

You are essentially asking that a judge give up friends when they become appointed or voted in. These are the people they've spent their career associating with, perhaps people they knew from law school. It happens as you get older that invariably people you know will become judges. I don't think that you then have to…

Hell one of the judges on one of my current cases is my neighbor. I see him walking his dogs every morning. What is he supposed to do, ya know?

I don't! But it is a bit surprising, as Gil Sanchez appears (from his profile) to be super involved in the legal community... surprised I haven't run across him.