She was awarded best speaker for the night! Not bad given English is her second language.

Yay! Good stuff, Wallybee!

I went blonde with this one...I also like the stonework.

She's evil. I like her.

Because this shouldn't please me quite as much as it does.

Yeah, save me a seat in the special hell, then, cuz.... w00t!

"NO, Mommy." Her voice got steely. "I mean, tell me their names."

Awwwwww. What a darling!

Darius was champion racer for more than 6 years. Reaching his age, in pretty good health until the last day, was a real blessing.

A flight of angels wing thee to thy rest, Darius, and bring comfort to your humans.

Could praying types please send one up for my soon-to-be father-in-law? Fuck cancer, again, and all that. It may be urgent, or it may be another of the thousand near-emergencies that turn out not to be quite as bad as we think. I'm a mean, selfish person who's losing the plot because my wedding is ten days away. But that doesn't appear to be stopping me losing the plot over that.

Peace~ma to Seska, and The Girl. Lots of not-so-bad-as-first-thought~ma for your STBFiL. And lots of hugs.

Well, he's still on Mama's milk at 16 months grumble, grumble. I wouldn't really mind except he's still nursing like a newborn. It's kind of nuts lately.

Good to see you here, GC. My sister breast-fed all four of her boys, and was very active with her local LaLeche League, eventually becoming a leader. I had cause to pick her brain on behalf of a friend, and one of her suggestions was to set a timer, to nurse for half the time as you have been. After a few weeks, can cut the time in half again, etc. etc. Spoiler-font for unsolicited advice - no obligation to look at it if you need commiseration rather than a fix.

I've had a productive day - got a front bracket for my car, got my VT license and car registered. Wrangled with the insurance and COBRA people - evidently I was supposed to sign up with Blue Cross Blue Shield for COBRA and I will be switched over in June.

I'm sorry to hear you are having such a mess with your insurance. I hope you get it all straightened out soon so you can get your meds.

because there's a cultural assumption that no one *enjoys* performing cunnilingus just for the fun of it and it's some kind of chore to get a partner to go down on you?

...really? I both missed than memo and have been extraordinarily lucky in my choice of partners, then.

t edit Er. Sorry if that was TMI.

but NOT sorry it was TIM!

Well played!

because there's a cultural assumption that no one *enjoys* performing cunnilingus just for the fun of it and it's some kind of chore to get a partner to go down on you?

...really? I both missed than memo and have been extraordinarily lucky in my choice of partners, then.

In this, I like to quote Shirley Manson of Garbage -- "Get down, get busy, or get the fuck out."

I'm partial to "If you don't like pussy, you don't like girls."

News to me too. I wonder if that is leftover from the 50's cause3 I don't know many straight/bi guys my age or younger (or lesbian/bi women) who don't have various degrees of enthusiasm for it. I could say more, but maybe even in Bitches there is such a thing as TMI.

Well, I think the cultural assumption at this point is very much that people are expected to do it! Just not that they'll enjoy it.

I think fellatio is commonly regarded as a chore, at least among women.

It has been my experience that fellatio is a chore when the guy forgets that it's an actual mouth and throat. If you work together, it can be good for everyone.