15-20 minutes of "My human, my reason for existing, hold me, touch me, let me gaze into your eyes!" per day, then they're pretty "Yo, dude" from across the room the rest of the time.

I've dated men like this.

Do you have their numbers?

My boss just informed me that I may have to go to training. In Toronto. In February.

You can stay entirely underground if you choose to.

What Connie said. (Second post in second thread in a row saying that.)

Can I hire you to be on call during conversations with my supervisor?

Having volunteered at the Humane Society and walked five dogs, I desperately need a shower.

Having walked five dogs, I am so very tired and wish the shower would come to me.

OK, ita, how do you work mustard in butter for popcorn? Mine was just a clump, and I didn't want to cook off all the vinegar. Oh, were you using dry mustard?

The dog conversation reminded me: I must show you Benny.

My mom and stepdad brought him home a week ago. He's a 6-year old terrier mix. Poor little guy was a neglect case and was absolutely infested with heartworms when he was brought to the shelter.

OK, ita, how do you work mustard in butter for popcorn?

I just stirred it in very vigourously once the butter was nice and melted and then poured it on the popcorn right away.

cute , very alert puppy!

I just stirred it in very vigourously once the butter was nice and melted and then poured it on the popcorn right away.

OK, I will have to try it again. The horror!

Ha! TMBG are (or is?) doing a Repeal Day concert. [link]

After 13 long years, the shiny new 21st Amendment, repealing the 18th Amendment, had enough states behind it to be ratified on December 5th, 1933. The issue of alcohol would be taken out of the hands of the federal government and left to each state’s counties to decide locally.

Huh. Suppose it's ethical to create a woolly mammoth. How about a Neanderthal?

I figured they already had. (Sorry-- he's freaky looking to me.)

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