Part of the problem with Freecycle around here is that I think most people troll through it for stuff they can put in yard sales or eBay. There's not a big culture of freely sharing stuff around, not if someone else can make a profit on it. This is considered cleverness and sharp business practice.

But why is this a problem if you don't want to take the trouble to put it on eBay or otherwise sell it yourself? You still get rid of something you don't want.

Part of the problem with Freecycle around here is that I think most people troll through it for stuff they can put in yard sales or eBay. There's not a big culture of freely sharing stuff around, not if someone else can make a profit on it. This is considered cleverness and sharp business practice.

There's a lot of that here, too. It's a way that people are able to make money for their families or to keep afloat. Or, sometimes, to find those awesome things that this person thought was worthless but in actuality is worth something. I think that most people who use Freecycle to get rid of stuff have already researched what they have and know what it might be worth.

That's interesting, Connie. I'm too lazy to eBay so I'm usually just happy to get it gone.

Okay. So, Frankie is supposedly half Boxer, half Boston Terrier, both of whom have smushed muzzles. He does not. I started looking around and I'll be darned if he doesn't look an awful lot like a pit. Frankie: [link] Brindled American pit bull terriers: [link] [link] [link]

Now, assuming he is the age they think/say he is (13 mos), he is smaller than pit bulls usually are, so he's likely a mix. And I know there's a lot of bs hysteria about pit bulls and that some shelters obfuscate the breed name so that adoptable dogs won't be needlessly tainted by association. By all accounts and my own brief witness, he is a super-friendly and sweet dog, and even if he's part pit it's not necessarily a deal breaker. I just want to know what I might be getting into, especially being a first-time dog owner. Thoughts, especially from you, bonny?

Please tell me you are going to teach him the command, "Relax!"

Even if you aren't, just tell me you are.

By all accounts and my own brief witness, he is a super-friendly and sweet dog, and even if he's part pit it's not necessarily a deal breaker. I just want to know what I might be getting into, especially being a first-time dog owner. Thoughts, especially from you, bonny?

smonster, I have several friends who are pretty involved in pit bull issues here (it is very difficult to find a shelter dog here who is not part pit) and I can hook you up with them if you'd like some advice.

One concern, smonster, would be that as a renter, if you wanted to move, some landlords do not allow pitbulls or pit mixes.

Yeah, but if the shelter says he's Boston Terrier/Boxer, can the landlord argue with that?

That's interesting, Connie. I'm too lazy to eBay so I'm usually just happy to get it gone.

me too.

Drew, I'm sorry.

Kristin, what the hell? Fie on passive-aggressive co-workers.

Oh hey, I missed the makeup talk. Boo! I have three versions of my One True Lipstick. They're all pretty much the same color, a blackened pomegranate/wine red with fuchsia undertones. Verushka from MAC (long discontinued, *sob*), Chandernagor from NARS (now only available in the UK, *sob*), and Homegirl from Kat von D (unfortunate name, limited-edition, and now discontinued, *sob*).

I've been playing around with Lip Tars from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, and have almost matched my One True Lipstick Color. Now I just need to invest in a better lip brush.

My lipstick is generally a dark red/wine or dark brown. My OTG (one true gloss) is a gloss I bought in a sketchy store for $2 because I had forgotten my makeup bag and I was going out that night and needed some lippy.

I've tried other colors, but as my BFF said once when I was getting my makeup done "I'm so used to seeing you in dark colors that anything else just looks weird."