"The curse of the Irish (besides the drink, that is) is that we never escape our past." --Jackson in "The Year She Fell" by Alicia Raisley ( Read more... )

No, not babies. Ugh ( Read more... )

GameStop, your online ordering process sucks if things are not exactly perfect ( Read more... )

Notice I said, "Human," not Humane.

toxins did me the favor of signing himself, fountaingirl, and myself up to participate in a triathlon relay. I am not one much for organized race events, but it sounded like a fun thing to do with friends - a genuine "bonding" activity. My assigned leg is actually the easiest: a 5K run ( Read more... )

The power of eminent domain? No. Although we have some HORRIBLE examples of that here in the US (look up the Kelo case in New London), this is an inappropriate comparison ( Read more... )

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What kind of person lists PhD (ABD) as their credentials? The kind of person who does not expect another PhD who actually busted out the paper to be reading it. Why? because PhD (All But Dissertation) = I didn't finish it... it is not a degree, but apparently now it is a "convention ( Read more... )

I need someone to organize my life for me... ok, not organize, but handle the niggling details.

Home repair:( Read more... )

From fountaingirl, the kitchen appliances meme:

Bold the ones you have and use at least once a year, italicize the ones you have and don't use, strike through the ones you have had but got rid of. (kakiphony added: capitalize the ones you cov.et.)

I wonder how many pasta machines, bread makers, juicers, blenders, hand blenders, food dehydrators, single-cup hot ( Read more... )

Apparently, we have no right to bitch about what Putin did to Pussy Riot ( Read more... )