It's a peeve of mine when grups (also see here) start advertising their own birthdays days, weeks, or even months in advance.  I don't even think they should be called birthdays. Our own births are not an accomplishment.  Our mothers did all the work, we only survived the process, squalled, and pooed.  Even if we happened to be a high-risk baby who ( Read more... )

Today I took my brother, who I call Squabby on a the red tape carousel.  He had this problem, which a lot of people encounter at least once in life, where you need this to get that, and that to get this.  Specifically, he couldn't get photo ID without his social security card, and couldn't get his social security card without photo ID.  I'd been ( Read more... )