I was particularly taken with the fact that the relationship with the ad agency started back with Cheek-Neal Coffee Company, which is a significant part of Nashville's history.

(And did anyone else go to a Venture Brothers place? Now that would be a Seder...)

I'm not drunk enough to properly appreciate that.

I was baffled by "four different sorts of children," which seems to imply that we have more sorts than sons and daughters.

I think that's very au courant and gender friendly.

And possibly trying too hard, when you could have just said "children."

Yeah, the hundreds of other inclusive haggadot out there pretty much use "children" - that's just crap writing, there.

Also, "ruler" flows a lot better than "monarch", IM extensive E, although the Venture Bros variant is kind of fabulous.

(Seriously, I find it kind of hilarious that this is apparently NEWS that I've seen reported all over the place today. Yes, Maxwell House is the haggadah that your grandma used for the last century or so, and okay, props to the PR people for getting their press release everywhere, but egalitarian language has been out there for a good 40 years now...)

I think they're hyping the fact that the 2011 edition of their haggadah has been significantly rewritten. I'm mainly impressed by the longevity of the campaign, which is centuries long in advertising years.

Yeah, the longevity (and the fact that there even is a Maxwell House Haggadah, which is so obviously not an obvious match and belongs in Mad Men or something. but only the first season.) is way cool - I'm just cranky that I've seen a whole bunch of "ZOMG! SOMEONE CHANGED THE TEXT TO SAY 'CHILDREN'!!" when, you know, really. not. news.

Huh. Lookit that. Still not working.... sigh.

I was mainly quoting that because they changed the text badly.

Anyone here print coupons off a website? Cause they want me to install a Thing, and I'd hate to get Yourcomputermustdie.exe trying to save a few cents on Yoplait. I think it would fuck up the savings, at the very least.

Crap. I just hit some key combination that closed the window and lost a whole long post. Anyway. I'm back from the business trip; it went well; my editors love me; I saw old friends; I had fun; I caught a cold from the angry-looking guy next to me on the plane, who told me his kid was sick. Thanks, dude.

Jilli, the LJ button was good and right, and anyone who doesn't like it should stfu. People who care about you want to help and are glad to be able to.

Aims, your demanding guests with the precious germ- and tv-free child need to have their expectations of you realigned with reality. What happens to me a lot is, I quietly accommodate an annoying request, to be polite, and then find I've set up an expectation with the other person: "Well, I didn't know you didn't like it! You never *said* anything!" Surely there's a way they can have their child shielded from the doggie germs and the mind-destroying tv rays without disrupting either your household or the game. The playpen/blanket combo sounds like a perfect idea.

smonster, moving to a different state without a job to go to is a scary thing to do, and probably not wise. I've done it twice, myself, and both times, after a scary few months, it's worked out well. So... yeah. Not giving advice.

Erin, you are a force of nature. I wish all the best to you and D. and M., and look forward to reading the saga of how you kick that woman's butt for her.

Shir, the Montreal opportunity sounds wonderful, and I hope it works out for you! ("The Montreal Opportunity." I need to write a thriller named that. "In a city where everyone smokes in public, one man dares to remain smoke-free... even if it costs him his life! ")

I had more to say, but I've forgotten. Love and ~ma to everyone and their people and their pets.