Somewhere in the speakers above me, the Beatles have been singing "You've got to hide your love away."

Alex was the name of my first ex, and this is a woman's handwriting; I can't help but picture him as the recipient. I wouldn't have ever said it to him, but it seems to fit alarmingly well.…  more»

Jars of pickled pigs' feet in the grocery store, I have seen. What I'm unfamiliar with is the idea of un-pickled packs of six! That's not a natural number of feet, either.…  more»

Indy, I agree. For some reason I thought "Navajo."

I nominate this picture for the "awkward kids holding awkward objects" club.…  more»

Oh wow. See, I actually like this side. It's honest.…  more»

@tricia--I'd forgotten about that poem. I liked it, thank you.
@zombie--poetry isn't dreck, but the text of this find certainly is.…  more»

Oooh, "Awkward Kids" needs this photo!
This is the first time I've seen it. Wow.  more»

It sounds like she got clean after finding out she might be pregnant. I hope Jacky or some of the other "group from school friends" are people she can get some support from; she'll need it. And I agree with Sweetie Pea about the military--it's not a good thing that the guy's leaving, it's just stability.…  more»

Jeffrey, that's the perfect title.…  more»

Yup. This is the ringbearer, and his mother is one of the bridesmaids/matron of honor. She's in the ladies' room with all the other women & the bride, and have been for nearly ever.…  more»

So last week in the orange "FOUND blog" window in the right-hand corner of this page, there was a link to either vote pepper off the island or keep him. Does anyone know what happened?  more»

The note is sweet.
I didn't know that about the history of Easter eggs. I'll have to actually make some next year.…  more»

::singing:: know that it's you and me together, now it's raining more than eva', you can stand under my um-ba-rella, ella, ella, ey ey ey....
::stops singing & gets self-conscious about wrong lyrics::
Rhinanna. Yay.…  more»