I believe it is against the laws of Islam for a faithful Muslim to change religions.

Why non-Muslims are beliving laws of Islam, however, I could not tell you.

Well, he did formally convert from mushy agnostic to Church of Christ--though the whole "driven by a passion for social justice" thing probably doesn't make his conversion any more palatable to the crazies.

Not just a faithful Muslim isn't supposed to convert - it's any Muslim, defined as one born to a Muslim father. Yes, similar to Judaism saying you're Jewish if your mother is. So the issue may not be does Obama think he's a Muslim, but does Osama think Obama's an apostate?

Also, if you think custody fights around here are awful, imagine the kid in Israel whose mom is Jewish and whose dad is Muslim when those two break up.

Aimee, I'm so sorry that your co-worker has to deal with all of this.

I'm finally home and my wallet was happily waiting for me on the kitchen table.

well, and in my case, total sleep deprivation for the last month.

nsm with the putting together of hours? Or does the critter Frisco have his days and nights reversed?

I doubt she'd be thrilled to know that a co-worker's invisible friend is compassion-stalking her.

I have been teaching all day. Now I am sitting around in a tie waiting for the dress rehearsal of the student one-acts. (It's opposite day here at school. Normally we are the [School Name] School for Girls. Today we are the [School Name] School for Boys. We're pretty much all in drag, except for my two baby goths, who showed up wearing hot pink and rainbows. I nearly peed myself.)

DH had a come to Jesus phone call with our realtor. She's going to start riding herd on the contractor or find another one.

And we've entered encountered a bump in the road with our corporate buyout. Seems they've found mold in our basement. But we've already contracted for $2K to have it mitigated and signed the damned offer forms so I don't think they can legally withdraw their offer. Fuck. DH had to get stern with the human resources department.

The good news, though, is that DH had a meeting with his boss today and got a raise--after only working there for three months! His boss said that he "was a strong candidate but he's exceeded every expectation" and they wanted to show that. He got 2.5% on his already very attractive salary.

I'm a tech writer, and we hate you all.

I'm a tech editor. We want to smite you all with a copy of the style guide and naming guidelines.

Jilli, did you see what I just edited above to add about my baby goths? I thought it would make you giggle.

Jilli, did you see what I just edited above to add about my baby goths? I thought it would make you giggle.

No, I missed it! I'll go back and look.