If any Chicagoans belong to any of the Cheetah Gym locations, they've closed and you should probably check to see if your identity has been stolen.

I'm on a "well-played" roll today. Joe's mom has been watching Em the past couple of days while Joe's been working. Em was wearing a SOAKING wet Pull-Up when we picked her up yesterday with the explanation being, "When I ask her to go potty, she says she doesn't have to."

When we dropped her off today, I told Em, "Now, you tell Grandma when you have to go potty or she'll just put you on the darn thing anyway." Grandma responded, "Oh, is that what you do? Ok, we'll do that." To which Em responded, "I needa go potty."

Joe said, "That was very nicely done." when we got out to the car.

Balancing human life against animal is a personal task. But she needs to use a lot more words to make this not also condone, say, lynching in the South. I mean, after all--wasn't there a time when it wasn't questioned? I wonder (though not enough to watch The View) what the rest of her words actually were.

Yeah, there's a lot of shit that "isn't questioned" until one day it is, thank god. Even assuming that her statement about that were true, which I find highly suspect.

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Rose said the ailing patient, a man whom she wouldn't identify, consumed "several bags of extra butter flavored microwave popcorn" every day for several years.

He described progressively worsening respiratory symptoms of coughing and shortness of breath. Tests found his ability to exhale was deteriorating, Rose said, although his condition seemed to stabilize after he quit using microwave popcorn.

Several bags a day? How much popcorn does one person need?

Someone convince me that I want sugarless gum or tea rather than chocolate.

I just downed a nice cup of green tea that gave me an even better bump than chocolate would have...plus, extra added lack of remorse...go tea, choose tea!

I just went and ate Taco Bell.

I have been junk food free (with two exceptions, neither of them sugar) for the past five weeks and I just made a run for the border with a pregnant co-worker.

The BABY wanted it!

Balancing human life against animal is a personal task. But she needs to use a lot more words to make this not also condone, say, lynching in the South. I mean, after all--wasn't there a time when it wasn't questioned? I wonder (though not enough to watch The View) what the rest of her words actually were.

Word. But I already had this discussion.

Tea is lovely. Tea with chocolate is lovelier, but you didn't ask.

Hey, women in the middle east are stoned and raped to death in front of cheering crowds, but that's just part of the culture.

I have so much rage to give lately. If I could afford to leave everything here and move home, hiding under the bed in my parents' spare room, I'd be on a plane right about.....now.