MikeL

Happy Birthday, Jamie! #18...a big one! Hi to Anthony, too.

Surely you know his name is Cliff James.

One of the shortest entries ever and one of the funniest...exactly what we should expect from our talented goat/author.

Welcome to GA. Have fun!

Good pictures, Jeff. I couldn't help but notice all the locks on the door behind you. Are you a privacy freak or do you just live in a particularly scary neighborhood?

Happy Birthday, Westie!

Some straights are real douche bags. That's also true of some gays. Being married doesn't make you a good person, but good people should not be denied the right to marry.

Bonne fête, Mathieu!

Congratulations to all the winners...especially to the King of Cliffhangers. Numerous authors and poets not listed above are real winners, too. Thanks to all of them for a great year of reading in 2010.

As I was feeding one of my infant grandsons last night, I couldn't help but think of you and another gay couple I know who are expecting their first child via a surrogate. It's amazing how much love there is in the world especially for children. It's hard to believe that so many grow up unloved. You just told us about two who were likely not loved. Of all people, a judge should never use poor judgment. And what loving person would ever attack another's reputation just because they can?

Shalom.

Strange.

Nice picture, Andy. I see no reason to be upset when someone refers to you with the honorific "Frog".

Happy Birthday, Chris! Give Lacey a big hug.

I hope someone with some sense has young Justin putting away most of his money for a rainy day. Storm clouds are looming.

Typical celebrity.

Sales and use tax laws vary all over the place in the various states. I have to pay our astounding 9.25% sales tax (we have no income tax) on online purchases if the seller has a physical presence in Tennessee. So, if I buy a book from Barnes & Noble via the internet, I pay the sales tax because they have retail stores in the state. I can buy the same book from Amazon at a lower price with no sales tax and, sometimes, with no delivery charge. Guess where I buy books? Now enter the politicians and bureaucrats. Amazon has announced it will build two distribution centers near Chattanooga and employ 1,500 people. The Tennessee Department of Revenue has announced that all sales by Amazon to Tennessee residents will be subject to the sales tax. I know who will win this fight. No one. Tennessee will not get the new jobs and Tennessee will not get the additional tax revenues. Everyone loses...that's only fair, right?

Happy Birthday, Jack!

Well said, James. You speak as one having authority. See Matthew 7:29

Who needs page 2?

Welcome back to the world of the working stiff, James.

One more...peeling an egg:

Close a bag of chips with only the bag: Remove a cork from a bottle:

Hang in there, Andy. I hope that wherever you live when you turn 65 is like Tennessee. I never have to go to DMV again the rest of my life. They send me a renewal notice once every five years and when I pay online (or mail in a check), they send me my new license with my old picture on it. No eye exam, no take a number, take a seat, no waiting at all. And, judging by my drivers license picture, I will never get any older.