Huh. My brother keeps demanding I produce proof that any socialist country has succeeded. I'm not quite sure why, other than that I am a dirty commie pinko for not be a Tea Partier.

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Excuse me, ladies, have you studied your feminism? Because sexual harassments were routine until women started "making noise about it".

Sounds like the stupid is burning both of us today.

My brother keeps demanding I produce proof that any socialist country has succeeded. I'm not quite sure why, other than that I am a dirty commie pinko for not be a Tea Partier.

Tell him, "Every other industrialized nation on Earth." Then tell him that's using the Tea Party definition of socialism.

Are there any pure forms of any specific political type? Seems most modern countries are hybrids of political types. Federal Republic. constitutional monarchy. parliamentary democracy. etc. Even the "communist" countries are more dictatorial communist. Or some such.

So, I mentioned over the weekend Ryan had started standing on his own. Today he started walking. I have a toddler. He's so proud of himself.

Outside chance his parents are too.

Ryan, congratulations on becoming bipedal!

Are there any pure forms of any specific political type? Seems most modern countries are hybrids of political types. Federal Republic. constitutional monarchy. parliamentary democracy. etc. Even the "communist" countries are more dictatorial communist. Or some such.

Brother has yet to acknowledge any difference between various forms of socialism and communism. Anybody who feels like playing logical fallacy bingo could certainly fill a card on his rantings.

huzzah for toddling!

Fred, much ~ma for you and Hubs and the rest of your kitties in the wake of Max's passing. The way you love and sacrifice for these cats- I just want you to know, i get it and I am very inspired by it.

Fred Pete, I'm so sorry for your loss. Max was a one-in-a-million cat. Harvey sends you his best purrs.

I don't know what to say to that, except that my brother's attempts to push me to the middle aren't so annoying now. Probably not going to happen, but it could still be worse. Men in suits: definitely depends on the man. And the suit. But then, there is a man like Grayson. Whom I love, in an non-stalkery, we-never-met-way, and yet I don't think I've ever seen him anywhere and not thought "What the hell is he WEARING?" because that's how he rolls. He is the only person I could possibly be a consultant for, though, because I could just blurt out "Mr. Grayson, you dress like a colorblind mobster," and he probably wouldn't get upset.

Fred, so sorry about Max. I know what it is to lose an animal friend. Shir, Hollaback Israel is awesome...haters gotta hate, that's all.

Fred, I'm so sorry for your loss. Sounds like he had a pretty sweet life with you and your husband.