I remember moving to Spain and having eggs cooked in olive oil for the first time. Once I got over the surprise, I decided it was OK. Different for sure.

How true. To make this economy really efficient, we should all work for free. If we work really hard, our owners — oops, I meant moral betters — no, I mean employers might let us eat some of the food they don't want.

I'm an atheist. So's my Mom. Guess what, just the other day she asked me what I wanted for Christmas. And we made plans for Christmas dinner. Pretty much every non Christian I know is shopping for Christmas, putting up decorations, and drinking a little too much at the Christmas party.

One of these buggers with his tail sticking out of the snow was my avatar for a long time.

You are why we need negative stars.

Not surprised. I read a story they put up about their new female voice over artist doing the underwriter spots. The comments — not good.

And don't read comments on the NPR story about their new female voice-over artist who is doing the underwriter spots. Not if you want to feel good about humanity.

And your point being?

I'm pretty sure that's Honest Tea. I have bottle of the Just Black flavor in front of me and it looks pretty dang close.

Isn't it great we all have an equal right to wear tacky clothes at a wedding?

I belong to a small tribe of socialists within my very stereotypical white Texan family. We stick together, and smile at each other when certain uncles start talking about what a smart man Bill O'Reilly is....

A very minor one. It's called The Pink Stuff. My grandmother learned to cook in the gelatin age. And the worst thing in her repertoire was The Pink Stuff. I think it involved marshmallows and "cherry" flavor, or maybe it was raspberry - I have buried the memory. It was bright pink, of the Pepto-Bismol variety, with…

"I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization." — Oliver Wendell Holmes

Adorable, yes. But don't forget - bunnies are evil. Never turn your back on them.

Whaa..? That was weird. I hope she grabbed a frying pan and returned the favor.

That story about his daughter is fascinating. She's seems to have dealt with being Oswald's kid as best as anyone could have.

Nashvillian here - Saw Hayden at Noshville (a pseudo-NY deli). Perfect skin, and her date had perfect stubble - probably both still in makeup. But I am still waiting for a Connie Britton sighting. Look, Connie, I'm not a stalker - just a "Yeah, CB and I eat at the same places" would be fine. Oh well - she remains…

I can't even figure what my teeth would look like after braces. What the heck would I do with all that extra space after the gaps were closed? Maybe put in some high tech add-on. That could be useful.

You haven't met my Mom. :)

Not everybody is in the same school system for 12 years. Americans move a lot.