Hey, I have no worries about what the native cats will tell our future feline overlords about me and Hubby. "Oh, those two, they're good, they make room on the bed for us, they feed strays, and they yell at neighbors who mistreat their own cats. We're keeping a waiting list for locals who want to check out indoor living for a while."

The 5 Most Unintentionally Offensive Comic Book Characters

I remember Tyroc. He was a dick. My reaction to Black Lois Lane at the time was simply, "Hmmm, that's a good look for her."

Check out this vintage ad:

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The reaction described to Black Lois Lane(Although, yes, she was very fly, and that might have made an interesting comic idea, really) reminds me of how I'd feel if there was a comic called Lois Lane: In a Cast For Six *whole* Weeks. @@.

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Glad to hear your mom got her power back, Ginger. That flooding has been something fierce, though-- all the news shots of the single wide floating down I-24 in Antioch is mere blocks from where I used to live. (Bell Road was my exit.)

And with respect to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel flooding, this puts Romance Writers of America in an interesting wait and see position. We're supposed to be having National there in just under three months and Gaylord just issued a press release stating that they expect the hotel to be closed several months right now. Of course, that could be just cautionary, but we have to wait for them to make the call since we're contractually obligated to hold the conference at that hotel.

Picture from this morning at the Opryland: [link]

Idiotic political quote o' the day:

"You know Arizona has been under terrorist attacks, if you will, with all of this illegal immigration that has been taking place on our very porous border. [...W]e do not and will not tolerate illegal immigration bringing with it very much so the implications of crime and terrorism into our state," - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R).

Wanker.

Malkin Award Nominee

Teacher Appreciation Quotes: Famous Sayings For Teachers And About Teaching

"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." -Malcolm Forbes

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." -William A. Ward

I forgot to say a scary Arizona related thing that happened on the bus the other day. The bus driver was an older Latino, and a young black man came on the bus and didn't have a dollar for the fare. He said he wasn't paying, and when the bus driver wanted him to get off the bus he kept saying "It is too bad we don't live in Arizona, cause when you call the police, they would take you. You don't even speak English!" It was a little scary, and actually the other riders came up with a dollar for this guy so we didn't have to wait for the police to come, because the bus driver was not going to drive until the man paid or got off, and that man was not going to budge.

Art history in stick figures