Those pictures are adorable.

Whoever was asking about Cass a while ago, she just posted in COMM.

Nice Annabel pictures, Susan. And yeah, Evil Genius is great.

What a cutie-head! I like the one with her second cousin, you tell that know-it-all, Annabel!

All kinds of healthy vibes going out to those what need 'em.

I want Key Lime pie now.

iTunes just went from Edith Piaf to Bran Van 3000. Heh. I love iTunes.

OMG Annabel! She looks so ... sentient.

Health~ma to all who need it (including myself, maybe).

Annabel is a beautiful budding Evil Genius.

As for me, I feel weird. I feel cold chills in perfectly warm temperatures, in spite of having no fever. And my skin feels that tender and sensitive it usually gets with a mild sunburn, without having been excessively exposed to the sun. I tried to go to bed early, but woke up two hours later, and still feel sore, achy, and very tired.

Malt-o-Meal!

Yeah, I know, wrong brand.

P-C, thank you for the enduring Phil Collins earworm. I rather like him, and his vocal range is high enough I can easily hit most of his notes without having to do that "singing an octave above the pop star" thing that annoys me so much when my mother does it in the car.

That kid - Annabel - is a laser beam. Trust me. We've met. And she is a stone cross of her two parents, who are of a similar physical type to begin with, in terms of colouring and certain similarities in bone structure.

On the subject of email forwards: I think the point is not to actually tell something true, usually, but to "entertain" or "enlighten" or "encourage spirituality" or "amaze" or something. The fact is that most people don't care if the stories they tell are true are not - they consider them self-evidently useful additions to society.

At least "fairy tales" and "parables" are generally labeled as such. Those that consider them as pure truth are annoying. I treat them with contempt.

And yet... I have read books of urban legends. They are often brilliant. I love them when they are correctly labeled.

The previous message is intended as evidence that one should not drink 24 hours a day and continue making posts.

think the point is not to actually tell something true, usually, but to "entertain" or "enlighten" or "encourage spirituality" or "amaze" or something.

I'd like to believe this, but in fact whenever I snopes-smack someone I get an "Oh, damn, thought it was true" reply. I do think people want to believe that the world is more interesting than it is.

Or maybe people are just becoming more credulous. Or maybe our educational system isn't teaching people to question everything.

Where can one get funky baby gifts? I need to get a present for a friend who just had a little girl, and I can't get this friend something serious. I was thinking about the plushy bacteria, but they aren't really baby safe.