One of the major perks of being President of the United States is getting to throw the first pitch for big games. Watching the Giants at Texas Saturday, though, we discovered the job of ex-President carries an even better perk: getting to sit next to Nolan Ryan after he throws out the first pitch. Also, you get to stay for the entire game, ( Read more... )

Spokane residents smuggle suds over green brandsIf the problem is really hard water, than a water softener should do the trick. Or are they just as polluting as phosphates? But my experience of Ecover and Trader Joe's are that they deserve the name Dinge, even when used with our water, which is not hard ( Read more... )

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I’m not sure about the etiquette of posting a response to another person’s LJ on one’s own. I’m doing so because this is very long, and it is much more my issue than Amanda’s, even though her remarks inspired it and I quote them below. I hope that is okay.

What I don't think anyone has the right to do is forcibly redefine a category or common ( Read more... )

. . . continued from Amanda's LJ because this is too long for a reply. ( Read on . . . )