Juliana, I am seeing Kirsten today (finally!) and was wondering about tipping. Normally, one doesn't tip the owner of a salon, but I'm not sure that applies here.

My stylist is the sole person in her salon, and I always tip her. But I also love her and thinks she's awesome.

In fact, I thought it was specifically on the New Balance fitting site that the links for over- and under-pronation led you to the same shoes.

I think they do -- for some shoes -- simply because they refer to the shoes' "motion control," meaning that the shoe holds your foot steady but doesn't cant it in one direction or the other.

I think they do -- for some shoes -- simply because they refer to the shoes' "motion control," meaning that the shoe holds your foot steady but doesn't cant it in one direction or the other.

But "motion control" is veryvery bad for supinators - those shoes force the arch to stay up. Supinators have problems precisely because the arch is so high that it isn't collapsing as it should when weight is put on it - they should have "neutral-cushioned" shoes.

I don't know what Perkins and Lee do, but I think they tip her, too.

I usually overtip her.

Dunno about that Lee chick though.

History geek question:

So, I'm trying to study up on the American context of my era, since it's eventually going to become relevant to my story. Can someone please explain Andrew Jackson's good side to me? I mean, I know he was an early populist, and he was certainly an effective military commander, but he's so strongly associated with Indian removal and therefore with the Trail of Tears that I get snarly when books lionize him. And so far all the books I've found on the War of 1812 do lionize him.

I'm not sure what it is--it's not like any of the historical figures from that period that I like are exactly saints. But somehow between my associating Jackson with the Trail of Tears and the fact that all of these War of 1812 books I'm reading make the British into evil yet militarily incompetent ogres, I keep throwing my source material at the wall because I just can't stomach Jackson as the "good guy."

Dunno about that Lee chick though.

Oh, fer.... I meant Suzi. Or maidengurl, or whichever of you wenches.

I usually overtip her.

Well, you are a cat. Very little sense of fiscal responsibility, as a species.

But "motion control" is veryvery bad for supinators - those shoes force the arch to stay up. Supinators have problems precisely because the arch is so high that it isn't collapsing as it should when weight is put on it - they should have "neutral-cushioned" shoes.

It's possible, of course, that I'm full of shit.

Can someone please explain Andrew Jackson's good side to me?

Shiny, shiny hair?

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When the 1828 election rolled around, a lot of people were terrified when they heard Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson was running. If you're wondering how a guy we're calling a bad ass got such a lame nickname, it's because he used to carry a hickory cane around and beat people senseless with it, and if you're wondering why he did that, it's because he was a fucking lunatic.

What's not to like?