We talked about doing that, but my (future)wife has a very large extended family, say 70 folks or so, and we didn't think that would fly with them. But if anyone ever asks me again, I'd say heck yeah, no seating chart!

Thanks! This was mostly in jest, I'm beyond thrilled to get married to my lady, but we've had a whole bunch of folks talk about how terrible making the seating chart was. We even had one couple of married friends say it was the worst part of the whole wedding. I don't really understand how it could be that bad, but…

Sooo, my wedding is in 9 days. What should I be freaking out more over? The fact that my wife-to-be and I have not started on our seating chart, the fact that rain may disrupt our ceremony, or the whole biggest-commitment-ever thing? I am leaning strongly towards seat-chart but am open to suggestion.

Best/worst responses to Tommy Craggs' interview?

I agree. Seal up your house and don't fucking torture animals.

It's a good reminder that the folks that everyone should be pissed at, are the billionaire owners. Here's a list of the plutocrats, by the way: http://littlesis.org/list/336/Owners_of_NFL_Teams

Thank you for bringing a class/labor based analysis to these proceedings. It's refreshing to read about this battle in the context of broader employer militancy/hostility to workers.

What have been the three most genuinely interesting, challenging, and thought-provoking interviews or stories of your career?

About eight years ago, a couple of my friends decided to mess with some of the vile omnipresent protesters outside of our local Planned Parenthood who harassed anyone who would enter and leave the facility. They dressed in homemade Nazi uniforms and joined with the protesters, shouting various Nazi related things. It…