A truck driver who got his license this way got into an accident in WI that killed some kids.

It was this accident that launched the investigation into the licenses for bribes scandal. The illegally licensed driver didn't have his load securely tied down, and some of it blew back onto the Willis' car. The fact that there was dead children with surviving and grieving parents, one of whom was a minister, meant that the press jumped all over the crash and stayed with it once all the uglier details started coming out. The scandal ended up bringing down the entire IL Republican party in statewide office elections in 2002, save for a very moderate woman who is now the Repub's candidate for governor.

In non-sex related news, I have just discovered termites in my living room windowsill! Ugh! They wiggled their little antennae at me!

• is disgusted beyond the telling of it*

(whitefonted for the squeamish)

They like you, Aillean. Or they're trying to communicate with you. You should take them to your leader.

I forgot to go furniture looking-at this weekend. Pfah.

I wish I could go furniture looking at with you. That was fun last time. What are you looking for now?

Because you get spanked as part of the deal! Or get to do the spanking. Whatever. Fun for the whole family!

Can't there be spanking without Satan having to go away?

Man, you just want *everything,* don't you?

Aillean, I'll go you one better. I met a tarantula this weekend. It's name is Fred. It's someone's pet, and she thought it would be fun to bring it out of whatever room it has dominion over. It was in its cage/terrarium, and I started hyperventilating. Then she took Fred out of the cage.

I had always thought that people jumping out of their seat -- like, *vertical* -- was an exaggeration.

It's not. (Also, I had NO idea I could move that fast in high heels.)

What are you looking for now?

Nothing as exciting as last time.

Just a wooden file cabinet that looks like home furniture, not office. In dark wood, obviously. I was going to go to West Elm and look at this to start off. Maybe also Cost Plus World Market.

My leader = TERMINEX.

I found their little wings on my desk too! They've been airborne, the little bastards!

This, on top of the leak in my heater "closet," and I'm thiiiiis close to sleeping somewhere else tonight.

eta: Steph, I would have been out of there SO FAST.

Couldn't resist, went and clicked on the Moonie link.

"Women who don't want to have children should cut away their breasts, bottoms and love organ because the purpose for those was first for the children.

excuse me, but what does my ass have to do with children?

I know you probably don;t want IKEA, but this is kinda perfect: [link]

in so many ways.

Heh. "Love organ." That sounds so... not dirty at all.