I do like the fact that every few years the state legislature has to stop the DMV from new sets of illegal charges.

Ah, yes. and I got to experience something I think you natives never did - the DMV being forced to give me back my $300 out of state smog abatement fee.

I got one of those too Sean. I purchased my Jeep Wrangler I Kentucky when I was in Grad school and then brought it back to CA. I got hit with the fine even though it passed smog with flying colors. Around a year later they were forced to pay all that money back.

Is Israel One Of The World's Most Science Fictional Nations?

Are journalists running out of stupid questions?

Dunno. Maybe 9/11 did it. I mean, it surely gets as excuse to many things.

Edit: my Lord, my grammar!

Oh, renting is good sometimes. Water heater needs to be replaced. And there are squirrels in my outside storage room which needs the ceiling fixed and a new door. I am totally calm about all of it. Because I know the squirrels can't get into my actual abode.

My Church camp was not so aggressively "church" as many people think of it I suppose. It was out of the tradition where churches built places in the woods for kids to go when it was hot, not so much a desire to turn out virginal scripture-parroting automatons.

After a while, as the Religious Right became more loudly neither, we were very explicit about calling it CHURCH or PRESBYTERIAN camp and never BIBLE or ::shudder:: CHRISTIAN camp.

We said grace. We sang two songs after meals, one had to be vaguely religious. There was a pastor to talk to if something bugged you. Our bible studies happened twice a week and we discussed how the passage related to our lives. We talked about being good to each other, being forgiving, reaching out to strangers and the unloved. It was a very good place to grow up.

I was a camper and then a counselor and have a lot of friends from that place to this day. Facebook has been a boon for reconnecting with so many more. My sister met her husband there as teenagers and while she's pretty much agnostic and he's an athiest it is still home.

I still marvel at how different my experience of religion has been from so many others. I'm still not convinced that it isn't somehow the statistical norm.

Stupid questions are more renewable than wind power. I'm very sloppy about the shaving thing...kind of if I wear a short skirt or start having deodorant failures.ETA: Did crip camp twice...mostly learned that there are a host of other reasons why people don't "get" me not related to the chair.

"I do not know what that means. But I can say, everything has changed in NY since 9/11".

But 9/11 was only 9 years ago, not the 13 of your alleged crimeful lapse.

At least come up with a better excuse for extortion, petty bureaucrat!

"All these mopes in handcuffs, not a one of 'em named Osama." I could probably have a whole day of posting just Wire quotes. Wouldn't be especially *gracious* conversation, but I doubt that would ping anyone here

My half-assed eye shadow got sparkles all over my face. I feel like a rouge Cullen.

My half-assed eye shadow got sparkles all over my face. I feel like a rouge Cullen.

So your a sparklepire, but pink? Huh.

(Also, if you have manage to become a vampire, REMEMBER OUR BARGIN.)