It's like Serial Mom, where Kathleen Turner can't stop manipulating and recidivizing even in the courthouse hosting her trial. Except in Edwards' case he didn't actually kill anyone lets himself be manipulated in turn.

That's like giving yourself your own nickname.

Fisting this because, I know people like this. I just hadn't realized it til now.

from MSNBC regarding women suing to be allowed into combat:

"This limitation on plaintiffs' careers restricts their current and future earnings, their potential for promotion and advancement, and their future retirement benefits"

Panetta, et. al need to get into the current century and over this bullcrap sad attitude that women can't cut it. If working moms kick ass because they have round the clock flexibl-adaptability to withstand sleep deprivation, conduct reflexive judgment-on-the-fly, maintain physically nimble and/or endurance-proven -- then take these MOTIVATED women, whether parenting or childless, out of your twee menagerie of frozen perception and enhance your military's chronically challenged forces. We could actually prove "exceptional" in the world's eyes, or much of it, if we'd only act on this.

I own a battered copy of "Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" I bought 2nd-hand *just* because I loved the title, having not yet become acquainted w/ the author's appeal> But I intend to start at the beginning of the series, por supuesto.

So what I've gotten so far from this morning's wonknews bulletin is: Republicans endorse profanity via Tourette legislation; Meghan says what few Republicans are willing to admit nor hear admitted out loud; and acc. to the Buzzfeed thingy:

In [Barry's] Choom Gang, all V's were created equal.

This is the best morning-n'-america EVAR. Gimme some more of that!~

Happy Towel Day

This is awesome, esp. the bookstore in Australia offering discounts for the occasion.
I really really need to fit in time for adding some Douglas Adams to my already overloaded list...

no-fucking-one is at work today

...except some of us dutiful slobs!
But hey -- being *at* work doesn't mean I'm actually "at work" on anything, does it?

Tourette budget

Needz moar exclamation points, both of ya's. At least I'd always seen Tourette's portrayed as its sufferers "exclaiming!" or barking out their uncontrollably urged epithets.

"O Far and Farrrr to Zanzibarrrrrrrsi
I went to sea in an open carrrrrrsi..." ♫

(yeesh, and probably drowned thereafter. Amateuaarrrr pirates!)

With One "M"!
To be fair -- I keep spelling "Sally Hemmings" wrong, have no idea why.