Glad to hear the roofing experience has been positive so far!

I'll be reporting to the Hall of Justice for jury selection tomorrow. On the bright side, it's a shorter commute than going to work and doesn't start until 9:30. Guess I'd better make sure I've got plenty to read on ye olde kindle.

IO-me-me-me-News: I found a GNC just a couple of miles out of my way home from work and reupped the good folic acid, determined that the Chinese restaurant next door to said GNC has crispy duck on the menu, and picked up a Zombie Frappuccino. I'm disappointed not to have access to the Vampire Frappuccinos this year, those were lovely, but the Zombie's visual presentation is very clever and the taste is quite good.

Where do you get a Zombie Frappuccino?!

I do feel a little weird about the "patting on the rear" thing. Not that George Bush should be doing it to anyone other than possibly Barbara!! But there are times and places where that sort of thing is culturally accepted without asking for and receiving consent (...granted, I'm mostly thinking of sports dudes patting each others' asses, and of gay men and I smacking each others' asses, and pretty much never "dude patting woman's rear who he doesn't know or has any power over"?)

Here's the difference. Did GHWB pat any man on the rear? If it wasn't meant to be a semi-sexual thing, why was only one sex on the receiving end?

Starbucks, Amy.

Here's the difference. Did GHWB pat any man on the rear? If it wasn't meant to be a semi-sexual thing, why was only one sex on the receiving end?

Oh yeah, not saying GHWB was in the right, at all. Just extrapolating to a larger/more personal context

Yeah, the ass grabbiness in the overly touchy context was definitely multi-gender/alignment.

I dunno, I mean, maybe it's also not ok in my context either, But honestly it's really hard to suss out boundaries in this group, because the vast majority basically seem to have none. They're as likely to end up in a giant puppy pile on someone's bed as they are to shake hands hello.

Thanks, guys.

Personally, I don't want anyone patting my butt under any circumstances. Outside of sports I don't play, there's no reason/excuse for that.

Despite not being a touchy-feely person in general, I've felt flattered rather than offended the couple of times that women I don't know have grabbed my ass. However, I don't have to deal with an institutionalized history of being objectified by the opposite sex, which makes a big difference.

There are babies outside my office crying while their dad is having a conversation. It is so hard to keep myself from trying to entertain them! But I am not a babysitter, and you can't actually just park your twins while you have a meeting.