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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Puppy cage fight!

I can't wait until the puppies knock the webcam over.

Having been through it once without one, I would LOVE to have a doula at my next childbirth if I can afford it. Basically a birth doula is part advocate, part coach. The doula's responsibility is to make sure you have a good birth experience (as opposed to the doctor, whose responsibility is to deliver a healthy baby). She's* the person who knows your birth plan and isn't all hopped up on painkillers and hormones, and has experience communicating with doctors and nurses under stressful circumstances. She's also the person responsible for making sure your family either stays close or stays out of the way depending on your preference, and also will coach you through labor and transition with breathing/stretching/whatever you've discussed ahead of time.

*I suppose technically there could be male doulas, but I've never met or heard of one. Would he be a doulo?

My neighbor is a postpartum doula - she'll come to your house and help you learn how to breastfeed and make sure you're taking care of yourself, etc.

TMBG are (or is?) doing a Repeal Day concert.

Aw, man! Not in Brooklyn!

I suppose technically there could be male doulas, but I've never met or heard of one. Would he be a doulo?

Doud-la.

I can't find the puppy cam link.

Puppycam: [link]

I need to make dinner. I have chicken. There must be something appetizing I can do with that, right?

Thank you!