Thanks, Todd. I'm going to give a shot because I have no way to get out and get shortening today, and snickerdoodles are calling my name.

Happy birthday, Tom!

I have to fill in calendars that indicate whether I was in or not. I never gave much thought to it. They keep attendance numbers, and the source must be recorded somewhere, so why not there?

We have to record our absences in SAP for HR/payroll purposes. The only reason I would be putting them in my calendar after they happened is so this one person can track my whereabouts.

The only reason I would be putting them in my calendar after they happened is so this one person can track my whereabouts.

Can the director not see in SAP? That makes no sense. We have to multiple enter, but not after the fact, but before it, for planning and notification purposes. Our Outlook calendars have to be up to date, as well as the team Sharepoint calendar, as well as the HR system's calendar. Tiresome, but I get the point, and the effort required to synch them up isn't worth it.

Does anyone here read ApartmentTherapy.com? Do they trade on their private lives as well as their living conditions and design tips? I'm reading some people saying it's hypocritical of them to ask for privacy during their divorce, since their relationship has been their cash cow up until now, and they can't suddenly switch that off.

I report sick days as they happen to the next two layers above me in the org chart, so I just have to keep track of whether or not one bumps me below 80 hours in a given two-week period and thus uses up leave time (which happens extremely rarely; I clocked 110 work hours in the recent pay period wherein I was out 3 days for stomach flu).

I follow Apartment Therapy, and I'm not sure how their relationship has been the cash cow. I mean, they built the website together because they had a relationship, but I had no idea the two founders were married until I read that they were getting divorced, so it's not like their personal lives are a huge draw to the site.

I didn't know there was a blog, either (is there, actually?) -- I only go on to check out house tours when I want design porn.

In the Jezebel piece about it, it mentioned that Dooce and her husband separated, too, which I hadn't heard.

I'm a little surprised this isn't getting more press, unless maybe it is and I'm just living under a rock? Or is Rick Santorum such a vile excuse for a human being in general that nobody's surprised he's also pretty racist?

I've been experiencing a greater amount of Santorum rage than usual because he's IN MY STATE and constantly robocalling me. Fucking racist, misogynistic piece of shit.

Happy birthday, Tom!