Erin, I think I'd do the same if I had to do that here (thresholds and windowsills).

We have been pretty lucky here with no fleas (knocking on wood that it stays that way). A friend tried to tell me that we don't get fleas in this part of Colorado. I don't know if that is true or not, but I'm glad I don't have to deal with it for now.

It's annoying, because I've never had to deal with fleas or ticks on any of my pets, but now, we have 2 indoor/outdoor pets.

And Arthur is a Corgi, so he's low to the ground, and has a dense, greasy-ish coat, so he was literally hopping with fleas. You could look down at him and see a couple of fleas just lolling about.

And Arthur is a Corgi, so he's low to the ground, and has a dense, greasy-ish coat, so he was literally hopping with fleas. You could look down at him and see a couple of fleas just lolling about.

Oh, lordy. Corgi coat. Say no more.

Maria, things are very quiet this week. I emailed HQ to get a copy of their database for the nationwide program (I run the west coast program), and when they sent it I realized the guy who maintains it doesn't know shit about Excel and most of the data on my stuff was wrong.

So I've spent the last few days very peacefully correcting data. Nice & quiet.

Grammar people, riddle me this:

Is it just plain wrong to use the superlative instead of the comparative when you only have two items? I'm looking for a reputable cite, but I'm a little impatient.

I have only two nephews. Today I posted something about the oldest one rather than the older one. Wrong like a wrong thing to hardliners and softliners alike, or is there wiggle room?

My eldest sister delivered an FB smackdown, and now my middle sister is chiming in trying to smackdown her smackdown, which is hilarious. My eldest is highly competitive about ev-er-y-thing. Por ejemplo, it genuinely bothered her yesterday when I was right about something stupid and she was wrong (how many teaspoons in a tablespoon. Seriously). Her quote, after looking it up online, "You're right. I hate you."

My middle sister hates that shit, and is probably annoyed and stewing slightly. Me? I could care less, though I do find it a bit @@ that eldest felt the need to point out a grammatical error on a post about how much I was LOOKING FORWARD TO HER SON'S WEDDING. I mean, come ON.

Suzi, my sister never had fleas in Boulder because of the altitude, or that was her belief as to why. As soon as she moved away all her pets immediately got infested, so there was something it.

It is wrong to use the superlative when you only have two items. It is more wrong to nitpick conversational writing.

Ah, thank you, Ginger. And, I know, right? Seriously, sis!!

I was just going to say what Ginger did; two things, older. More than 2, oldest. Sorry!

Point up to Ginger's post re: nitpicking. What she said.

But...esp. when that conversation is a reply to a wedding invite. That's wrongest, er...wrong like a wrong thing.

I could care less

Couldn't.

runs away