That is awesome, Brenda. A GF of mine when I lived in Richmond worked as a secretary for some kind of governing board for the Southern Baptist Convention. She had many stories of the men she worked for not treating the women staff at all properly. What burned her the most is that she had to lie on her application because they didn't hire divorced people because immoral.

Go Jimmy!

The SBC make me freaking insane. In leaving behind what it means to be a baptist, they've given all of the rest of us a bad name!

If I were a stompy, I'd change your ID to Cowgirl Bad Name. Only for a minnit, though.

In leaving behind what it means to be a baptist, they've given all of the rest of us a bad name!

Large swaths of Christianity inspire that in me.

True fact, Trudy.

I clearly remember the Challenger -- I was cutting classes for the day and home watching TV. I had also stayed home "sick" the day Reagan got shot.

Bad things happen when I malinger, obviously.

The justification of discrimination against women and girls on grounds of religion or tradition, as if it were prescribed by a Higher Authority, is unacceptable.

JIMMY CARTER I LOVE YOU!

ION, I just discovered that The Boy was unfamiliar with Homestar Runner. I rectified that immediately. And now I have "Trogdor! Burninating the countryside!" stuck in my head.

I was in summer camp during the moon walk. They pulled us all out of our tent cabins and had the entire camp sleep on the floor of the dining hall so we could watch it. I remember thinking, what's the big deal? It seemed like a normal thing, except that the adults were all worked up about it. YMLMV.

Polter-cow, I have discovered that one of my Indian coworkers who I secretly had thoughts of introducing to you, has been married for five years. Boy was I surprised. She doesn't wear a ring or a wedding necklace, I had no idea. Her marriage was arranged, and she is very happy. Her two best friends here are also very happy in their arranged marriages. S says it's the best decision she ever made - 10 years married. She was given the opportunity to say no the day before the ceremony, and she said okay.

My eldest sister just called and asked me to borrow money. WTF? Seriously. This woman is nearly 50 years old, her husband makes decent money, her daughter and son in law are living with them (and working as well). Why can't these people (who only have a $400 a month house payment) keep their fucking electricity on without asking me for loans???

I'm considering withdrawing from my family permanently.

Cash (no pun intended) - I think it's time to close the Bank of Lisa. Would the family believe, "DH is the one that works and he says no."?

(You work, too, and goddamned hard, I was just wondering if they'd believe that. I'm not suggesting that you don't work.)