wearing the juice!

Am I seriously reading concert reviews for Def Leppard shows that complain about girls flashing their breasts? Seriously?

I quote:
Def Leppard did nothing wrong but they were so good that made some girls flash and for some reason, the video guy decided to show them on the screen. Let’s face it, including the band, the fans are somewhere around 40~50’s. I’ve seen several fan brought their young children with them. Why can’t we have fun with our kids without worrying surprises?

Lady, you're taking your kids to a rock concert, not some candy band like the Jonas Brothers. If you are going to see Motley Crue and Def Leppard, people are going to take their shirts off in the time honored tradition of rock groupies everywhere. Green Day and U2 are going to make references to politics and activism. Britney Spears is going to lip sync and gyrate. Marilyn Manson is going to huff on an oxygen mask that may or may not actually be giving him oxygen. PEOPLE! You can certainly enjoy a piece of art outside it's culture and environment, but at a concert you certainly should know what you're getting into. You should consider that when you decide if you're taking your children to a show or not!

Alas common sense.

No more stomach cramps - I suspect I may have picked up a touch of food poisoning from Sunday's less than stellar meal.

SurveyFail! continues to shock and awe. I'm at a total loss for words over the asinine comments made by these supposed "researchers" especially when it came to the tossing around of slurs and the blithe assurance that people like me just can't exist. On the bright side, it seems like their agent told them to shut up on the internets and Boston University has confirmed these nuts don't have any official university backing. There's a fantastic piece Wearing the Juice: A Case Study in Research Implosion about the subject.

Oh self cleaning oven, I love you.

My in-laws are going to Dracon*Con, but I'm not. Bummer.

We are going to the Monsters of Rock sing-a-long party at the Drafthouse though.

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The farm guy said they didn't have enough half dozen egg containers when they were packing up my order, so they gave me an extra six duck eggs for free. Duck eggs! I am thinking of making an epic duck egg quiche. And the beautiful, beautiful eggplants! And corn! time for grilled corn.

I may not have a gall bladder, but I am still overwhelmed with gall and bile!

The cost of removing my gall bladder, according to the itemized hospital bill = $35,681.04. This does not include the $1400 emergency room bill, or bills from the surgeon, anesthesiologist, the pathologist, etc. Our ultimate out pocket costs remain to be seen, as bills continue to arrive. We have health insurance, through my husband's work, thank our lucky stars. Having insurance is no guarantee, though. I delayed going to the hospital at least an hour or two because I was frightened at what this could cost us out of pocket.

It took my father a decade to pay just for the costs of the birth of his two children. I don't think we had health insurance for years. I remember asking my mother once why we never went to the doctor, and her being angry with me about it.

Today at work I came across a number of reviews that began "I am an assistant to the regional manager of a small paper company..." I laughed a lot.

The hysteria and hyperbole over the idea that a sitting President will give a speech telling kids to stay in school is absurd. It's a speech about staying in school, for crying out loud. The fact that some people have their panties in a twist over the idea that their little darlings might hear the President speak - well. I think that says a lot more about the prejudices of those people than anything else.

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Oh seriously? You're kidding me, right?

Sometime in the past twenty four hours, I broke one of my newer crowns. It's a nice, jagged edge that has already sliced my tongue. Damn it. Ow.