Naming your cat after a trickster was, in retrospect, simply labeling him. Hee!

The Hillel center at my university is having a special Shabbat dinner, free for anyone who's never come to a Hillel Shabbat dinner before, $5 for everyone else. Email subject line: "Still a Shabbat virgin? It is time to give it up."

Yeah, I think it was more truth in advertising (though I had no idea!) and less asking for trouble.

If I get one more communication from this child's mother on how bad her hair looks, I'm going to ask her if she wants me to shave Olivia's head for punishment.

I probably *would* ask her that. She's gone way over the top. As for instance...

She mentioned scaring Liv by showing her E's hair tomorrow but honestly, I've gone over this with her and it's not something I want Liv to carry around with her for fucking ever.

Uh, okay. That right there? Is enough that I would NEVER allow a playdate with E -- at E's house -- again, because I would *honestly* expect the mom to "accidentally" cut Liv's hair in retribution.

And I'm not remotely kidding.

I know we didn't like Christina Hendricks's dress at the GG but this is ridic [link]

In the second item, written by Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn, "Mad Men" actress Christina Hendricks was taken to task for wearing a peach-colored strapless gown that, in Horyn's opinion, wasn't a "game-changing dress that people would talk about." She also quoted an anonymous stylist as saying, "You don't put a big girl in a big dress. That's rule number one."

10 former child stars you'd sleep with today (they are all of age now, though I'd still feel squicky over a few.)

JGL for the win! But damn, the About A Boy boy has grown up really pretty.

I can't believe you take someone to task for not wearing a game-changing dress. Who said it was Christina's job to wear the dress? And it wasn't wrong because it was big. It was wrong because of the colour and the lopsidedness. Pfft.

I can't believe the grief even theoretically thrown at Olivia. That's not a child's burden. It's not even your burden. Crazytalk. Unfortunate, but you gotta move on, at least in public. Bitch to your husband.

Meeting finally done. I lasted. Oy. Feel like crap.

Email subject line: "Still a Shabbat virgin? It is time to give it up."

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

She also quoted an anonymous stylist as saying, "You don't put a big girl in a big dress. That's rule number one."

Asshat. She's got a stunning figure.

Yeah, our financials would show up funky on those sites.

One of my problems with those sites is that some very useful organizations show up badly. A nonprofit that offers free or low-cost services such as counseling or home health care shows up as having high admin costs, because most of the money goes to salaries for the health workers or counselors. In general, I think pay at most nonprofits is too low to keep enough good people and metrics that punish them for higher personnel costs are often counterproductive.

You know, I was white blond and bald until I was over two. This lead to my mom never cutting my hair when I was little. By the time I was five my hair was at my bum, and I used to hack chunks out of it all the time. It looked a little awkward at times, but I was still freakin adorable. You know what, it'll grow back. I do not understand how she can be upset with you if she was supposed to be watching the kids at the time. Who lets three year olds alone with scissors? You should be upset with her.

One of my problems with those sites is that some very useful organizations show up badly. A nonprofit that offers free or low-cost services such as counseling or home health care shows up as having high admin costs, because most of the money goes to salaries for the health workers or counselors. In general, I think pay at most nonprofits is too low to keep enough good people and metrics that punish them for higher personnel costs are often counterproductive.

I 100% agree with all of this.

That's a gross quote about Christina Hendricks. But I shouldn't be surprised, after reading some bs article today that some competitor's coach suggested that a US skiier maybe has an advantage because of her extra weight. She's like 5'10" 160 or some other normal set of numbers.