I was all WHAT?!?! shoot up only means drugs.

I went there too.

Jesse's family = narcofiends.

My husband has lost his innocence this morning.

We're planning a trip to India, and he is so very excited (as am I, but the destination was his choice). A few weeks ago he learned that the former president of India (a Muslim) was subjected to the same security indignities we all face at the airport. Some Indian pols are using it-for whatever pols use stuff like that for.

DH wrote letters to congresscritters, Clinton, Continental etc. A day or so ago, he found out Continental apologized, and he was happy.

Today, he found a Debbie Schussel post calling the former president an Ooompa Loompa and comparing him to Bin Laden. He responded with a well-written comment, signing his name and location.

I'm trying to explain to him that this will not end well.

interesting. If you can look at the sale stuff in the us via the links, you can have the stuff mailed to me and you can get it in Sept.

Thanks! I am trying to not buy clothes for a while. I really don't need any more shoes.

But OMG, the Canadian sale has about 1/2 the number of items on sale.

It looks like Godwin's law is really taking root with the health care issue.

Limbaugh compares Obama's new healthcare logo to Nazi swastika

I was all WHAT?!?! shoot up only means drugs.

Come ON, people! Shoot up in height! He's only like 5'5" at this point, but both of his parents are tall.

He responded with a well-written comment, signing his name and location.

Oh dear. I suppose moving isn't a reasonable option.

I love the turquoise shoes linked above but can not imagine ever buying shoes on line. I can try on dozens of pairs in a store and not find one that feels right.

omg, so sleepy all of a sudden.

I just remembered I have a $100 gift certificate at Zappos I've never used ....

I have 2 $100 gift certs at Zappos (one from work, one I got as a birthday present). Waiting to see if my feet grow before spending as I'll need the cash for sure if none of my shoes fit anymore. BTW, at what point in pregnancy does that happen if it's going to?

Report: Deet, popular and potent insect repellent, is neurotoxic

Well this is bad news. I had a hunch the stuff was evil, even though I've been slathering it on like skin cream when I travel to malaria-infested places. Some 200 million people a year use the stuff, and apparently it's bad news for the brain and nervous system, particularly when combined with other repellents that have similar toxic effects. Snip from a Science Daily article:

The active ingredient in many insect repellents, deet, has been found to be toxic to the central nervous system. Researchers say that more investigations are urgently needed to confirm or dismiss any potential neurotoxicity to humans, especially when deet-based repellents are used in combination with other neurotoxic insecticides.

Vincent Corbel from the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in Montpellier, and Bruno Lapied from the University of Angers, France, led a team of researchers who investigated the mode of action and toxicity of deet (N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide). Corbel said, "We've found that deet is not simply a behavior-modifying chemical but also inhibits the activity of a key central nervous system enzyme, acetycholinesterase, in both insects and mammals".