I am looking for sports bras, nice basic, pull-over, non-racer-back sports bras. No underwires, no extraordinary support, I've got no concerns about lifting and separating, one of the benefits to me of being overweight and middle-aged. I just want comfortable containment with no hooks poking into me. Does anyone have brands they like in such things?

So I have a job interview at target on Friday. It's part time but maybe ibcould be cross trained to meet full-time hours. And the starting pay for the position is $13/hr. It is 55 min drive but the issue there is just how I would feel driving back and forth. I'm not sure what to do about the job I accepted.

Connie, I buy Comfort Choice sports bras. Moderate support for a large bosom, all cotton, about as comfortable as a bra can be.

t is 55 min drive but the issue there is just how I would feel driving back and forth.

How far is most work, from your house? I mean, if you're working 8 hours, then two hours driving doesn't impact the money thaaaat much. But if you're working shorter shifts, that's bringing down your pay per hour a lot. Plus gas?

The job I accepted is probably the closest. The next closest viable location is 40 mins, but that would be taking a different route with less traffic.

I've had to spend that much time in the car before and in Tallahassee it was a much shorter distance just more traffic.

I think it feels bigger because I have to go up and down the really curvy mountain road. And I don't have to go through town there is a back way to bypass town and cut some time off. It will be longer during the holidays because of increased traffic. Not only are all the big box stores together the on ramp for going to Asheville is right there (Target is just last that) and traffic can get backed up.

I got spoiled living in Vermont where there wasn't much traffic to deal with and when I did have to drive far it went quicker for the most part.

Also I can't sleep because Penny has been running around and jumping in things and tried to jump to the top of the closet from my computer chair and failed. Lucky she didn't break anything . I finally opened a window and she settled down for a bit.

I need to bathe her. I know she has fleas and I think that's part of it. We've been struggling to get the fleas under control. M is having a bad problem with his car and fleas. So I feel like I'm just transferring them from one place to the other.

I'm sorry if this is oversharing, but this is so damn funny that I have to:

Murderbiscuit is getting neutered Tuesday, which has been scheduled for over a month now. (No one tell him he's losing his nards!)

Tim scheduled his vasectomy for December, and I got the heebie-jeebies about it being so far out and asked if he could reschedule it sooner (December was NOT the first available appt; he just picked that date/time because it was convenient).

It's now scheduled for Monday. He and Murderbiscuit are going to be surgery buddies! I cannot stop laughing.

One human sized ice pack, one kitten sized ice pack.

And Crowley would be joining in the neutering posse, but I need to reschedule him out to December. My vet says he is still a bit too young (the surgery is being done by the rescue's vet since it is included in the adoption fee).

That is awesome! Multiple sized ice packs.

ETA: I forgot to type my chuckle at the surgery buddies and ice packs, Steph.

Suzi, I'm glad your vet counsels waiting. Although the benefits of neutering are many and important, there've been studies done on the effects of neutering very early, which leads to problems as the animals mature--bone length and lack of density, primarily, which there's some indication it can lead to bone cancers. There's some evidence of failure to mature of some organs, as well. The studies are ongoing.

Good pet-keeping requires neutering, but I can't agree with doing it at six weeks, as some shelters do--a requirement before adoption. Six months seems like a much more reasonable goal--or five, in the case of girl cats, since many of them have their first heat around then.