DISQUS

Karen and Bethe, our first meeting of the support group will be tonight at 3 a.m., by which time we can all hopefully have access to our computers... :D

Brown rice and all. Oh no they di'in't!!!

I can now add to my roster of favorites: unagi, tamago, maguro, obama...

LOL! i bet i could start a thriving support group. Y'know... assuming any of us could get on the computer to log onto the site.

What a lousy situation for you, Maria. I can relate, as I was a stepmother at one point. This is less of a 'binky' issue and more of a 'dual households' issue, I think.

It's VERY difficult to get any sort of behavior under control when all parents aren't on the same team. His mom's reluctance to suck it up and live through "the screaming" for a few nights is not acceptable, in my opinion. The very fact that he's fine at your house without it should give her the strength to hold her ground. And now that he's having dental, speech and social problems at school should override any wishy-washiness on her part to make him give it up once and for all.

Keep having his father (as you know, anything YOU say will be met with resistance and resentment just because of your role in the family) talk to his son's mother, and keep on her to help him break this bad habit.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Hey, I'll take that poster. I'll put it up on my bedroom ceiling... :D

Dear Xavier Rudd fans:
Clearly, you are a rabidly dedicated lot. I was merely trying to inject some humor into my review of someone I have obviously never listened to. I had no idea this would incite such anger and meanness. Hateful comments and personal attacks are not necessary, folks. I was just writing a light review -- not damning Xavier Rudd to hell in a Rolling Stones cover story. So let's all just chill out, please. I did say SOME good things about the CD, after all. Yeesh!

Oh, Andrew.
That was beautifully written. I'm so sorry. :(
xoxox

i lived in santa cruz for a decade. that slug logo was on EVERYTHING! it was, however, pretty cool to see those neon-yellow slugs for real, in the woods surrounding the campus.

there's a long-standing rumor that they chose that mascot not because of their ubiquitousness in local nature, but for their suggestive Latin genus name... :)

i am screaming. i am dying. i LOVED M on P. i am very sad about this news. i can only hope the new owners will keep match the fantastic food menu M on P had, and the relaxing, only-classy-place-in-Nashua atmosphere.

man, i am bummed out.

That is the translucent purple seed-bug. You're welcome.

-- Kath :D

Since you concur that it is 'normally' a great spot, why would you post this negative review at all? I am a devoted fan of Riverwalk and would wonder why you'd post about an experience that is definitely in the minority at this family-owned, friendly, cozy establishment.

Poor Ralph... :D

My wedding ceremony songs were "More Than This" by Roxy Music, for the entrance (my husband and I came down the aisle together), and "Better Days" by Bruce Springsteen, for the exit.

"peppered" is better than "a-salt-ed"... :D

Have you heard their explanation? The show said it was not, in fact, random. It's their new "bleep" thingie, when someone says something objectionable. So I guess one of those chicks spouted a swear word, or somethin' ...

i'll see your chicken-fried bacon and raise you Vanessa's chocolate-dipped bacon...

is this guy's head for sale?

THANK YOU for this. i did indeed laugh-til-i-cried. i liked "push, olivia, push!" and the burning retinas color nightmare. i LOL'd on one comment that went something like "[tortured whisper] what ARE you?!"

rereading old faves as a jaded adult. hmm... seems chock full of dissertation possibilities. maybe i'll reread all those judy blume books i related to back in the day...

1. when i was about six, i was in the basement with my mom while she was doing the laundry. her wedding dress was hanging from a pipe nearby. "why did you choose a yellow dress instead of a white dress, mommy?" i asked. she answered, "well, it USED to be white, but it's been hanging there without a bag for seven years..."

2. a high school acquaintance loved her wedding dress so much, she addended it with medievel accessories and wore it as a halloween costume for five years, until she couldn't cram herself in it anymore!

i COMPLETELY agree about the service at common man. i was extremely pleased with how attentive, friendly and accurate my server was. she was very nice and accommodating -- even getting my, er, rotund friend a bigger chair. the food was great, but the service really sold it for me.

i'd like to forget a wedding or two...

sooo, what you're saying, fishpaste, is that the "bridal stress beer" i bought is, in fact, just a gimmick?

:D

let's not forget the story we recently ran in the telegraph about the carp-nibbling pedicure fish...

corey, you should also post that very cool shot you took of the male athlete of the year, and tell viewers about how you took it...