I drank anyway. Hamilton only lost ... twice?

We had a grand time at my house. Bunch of theater geeks ended the night by singing There's No Bizness like Show Bizness at the top of our lungs.

James Corden rocked it.

Did you have fun?

Not so slightly, it appears!

Und German, ja? (That is my attempt at German. Haven't really a clue...)

Sorry, but ... huh?

I thought British people pronounced it "left-tenant." Never heard it pronounced any other way.

Then again, having been to Baw-th, I felt terribly pretentious saying Baw-th and not Baa-th, like a true provincial American.

Who is Gruber?

You're my dancing buddy!

Thanks for the promote.

I watched this after reading the full statement. At first, I thought it wasn't as powerful as what she had written.

By the end, I was sobbing.

That woman has changed the conversation on "rape culture", I think. Finally. I hope.

It was 90 degrees here in the Pacific NW -- when usually a hot hot day is 80.

I needed to imagine some snow!

Thanks for the promote.

I WANNA HEAR THE SONG! I WANNA HEAR THE SONG!!!

Congrats, O. Very nicely done!

Keiki Naia. Your kid had some spunk, didn't she?

Thank you for sharing her with us.

I hope you have the comfort of a fairy forest for her somewhere.

Thanks for the promote and the comment on Mother Jones searing little vid.

Surely the rest of the country, other than those who allow their brain action to stop at the lizard fear-based level, will be swayed by information like this.

Oh man.

That is the funniest thing I have read in awhile.

Thanks for the belly laugh.

That was one of my favorite lines, too.

Well, there we differ.

I don't engage anymore with people who are so passionate about their beliefs, they insult others. There is nothing I can say that will change them.

What was posted was just fine, just as it was.

Did you know that there are a disproportionate number of vegetarians in Britian? And there are a lot of them? So they have an interesting population to study.

I read somewhere that vegetarians, on average, have a higher IQ than the general population. Makes sense to me -- they read, they empathize, they question. That all takes intelligence.

It really doesn't matter to me if they "go too far." That is just passion. That is how change happens -- folks on the fringe pulling us sluggards in the middle out of our complacency.

I have more trouble the Sanders contingent than I do with vegans. Same dynamic -- they are passionate about their topic, and they don't differentiate between compromise and selling out, and if they keep this shit up, if Hillary gets the nomination, Trump might actually win.

Now THAT is over the top behavior that has real consequences.

Being passionate on the Sift is fine. If you don't like it, I honestly think it is better not to engage. Keeps your blood pressure down. Since trying to change their minds (on any passionately held topic) is fruitless, you are actually ahead.

You get low blood pressure!

(And I agree that we "should" have a mostly plant based diet. For a multitude of reasons -- health, the environment, limited resources, water usage, the list is pretty long before you even get to the abuse that animals in factory farms suffer. Do I have a plant based diet? No. Do I feel shame for not doing what is right? Yes. Am I going to change? No. "Should" I change? Yes. Do I enjoy the passionate and scolding posts made by friends on Facebook? No. Do I stop following them to "save" myself? No.

Instead of the Art of War, I am trying to practice the Art of Disengagement. Better for my health!)

Yeah. And.... that many women on the council? And a woman with her own comedy show analyzing current events?

It gives me the warm tingles!

Thanks for the promote.

Ah, my little First Incarnation. Always gets here before me.

Ten years. OH my god. And I lurked first!

Thank you.