Which is more of a sign of permanence: the lease that I signed on this house, or the four tropical plants I just planted in pots on my patio?

Which is more of a sign of permanence: the lease that I signed on this house, or the four tropical plants I just planted in pots on my patio?

Fark reports the sad news: Madge is dead. Janice Miner was known all over the world for her portrayal of Madge, the wisecracking manicurist in Palmolive commercials. For 27 years, the ads featured Miner praising the [more...]
I shouldn’t have read this, knowing how I get with stories of animals in the aftermath of Katrina. But now that I have, you should too. I get to the kitchen, and there are still two full bowls of cat food on the [more...]
The big news right now in Washington is mercury — that mysterious liquid metal keeps popping up at Cardozo High School, despite two previous cleanings. Today, for the third time, more mercury appeared in the [more...]