I don't always read stuff about whacking folks with hammers.I just remember that the book was quite specific and "ballpeen" is a weird word...do I look like Bob Vila? I hate it when I get annoyed by crap that strangers do, in completely unrelated to hammers news. Because I am irrationally peeved that the woman who bitch-slapped me yesterday can't be bothered to reply to my response. I shouldn't care, but apparently, in her world, it's okay to take time out of her day to act as if she caught me snickering in the hall without a bathroom pass, but not to form even a courtesy response...I think that's at least as offensive as what I laughed at...who's got the middle-school mentality now? But I hate that I care...it was a drive-by, from somebody whose *username* I barely know, and just because she acted like an authority doesn't mean I need to give her that respect. And I was initially pleased that I argued my point with her, but then made a concilliatory gesture and then spent all day hitting Refresh waiting to hear that we're cool. Why? Somebody that would do that to a stranger is an ass. Even if she's a free-range, women-owned, dolphin-friendly ass. But I hate for even an ass to think I'm immature and sexist. OTOH, I have already spent longer on this than Mr. Grayson has on the inciting incident, I'm pretty sure. He doesn't care to put the lobbyist on his Rosh Hashanah card list and I doubt he gives much of a shit what she thinks. I admire that for a reason, right?

Loved the penguin story.

In vaccine news - my university has the H1N1 vaccine now. For the students. I'm hoping that this means that the public school system has it too. (I guess Chicago just got the vaccine at the beginning of the week - so we're not lagging too far behind.)

Erika, yeah, she is being an ass, but I agree with you that you are giving her way too much power.

Personally, if I had made that slip G did I would have apologized to all honest prostitutes for using a denigrating word for their profession and even more sincerely for comparing them something as low as K street lobbyists.

I'd be down with Baby Spam, too. (Will have to figure out how to mail Sparky BEGGING for Spam!)

Insent, JZ with invite & codes.

I loved the penguin story. (I am so glad that kid ain't mine.)

Will have to figure out how to mail Sparky BEGGING for Spam!

You twisted my arm. Insent.

Yeah, absolutely. And I don't need every random jerk on the tubes thinking I'm great. But years of, like, mascot conditioning, die hard apparently.

Sparklettes pix spam please!!

So we're going to watch "Fear Itself."

Ooo! What are your teaching points?

erika, that is a pain. It's really tough to be conciliatory and calm and have that rejected. I recently tried to have a srs discussion online with a homophobic douchebag whose only supporter in thread was a self-avowed KKK person. It was like arguing with a House Elf - always dropping one challenged argument to pop up with another.

What are your teaching points?

Always read the caption.