When I was at school, I don't think it was ever an issue somebody being gay, as far as I recall anyway. Not from my point of view and not gossiped or mentioned by other people, either.

I'm always a little shocked -- and frankly pissed -- when I use Xbox Live, Microsoft's online gaming service. Whenever I hear a US person, they're calling somebody a fag, and such. That's pretty alien to me, and I do wonder how ingrained that is in American high school culture and attitute.

I don't think law school adquately prepared me to spend a beautiful Saturday afternoon reading papers presented at a 1978 American Welding Society convention. I want my money back.

Huh. I have leftover Popeye's Chicken in the fridge downstairs. I think I'll go do something about that....

I haven't seen that ad, Jesse.

There was plenty of gay in my high schools.

wish I had a Buffalo chicken salad right now.

ME TOO!

I'm having a goodish day after a bummer night. But a Buffalo Chicken Salad would make things even better!

But a Buffalo Chicken Salad would make things even better!

I think the only place I can get one nearby is Uno's, and I doubt it will be very good. I guess I could go to the grocery store, but where's the fun in that?

That's pretty alien to me, and I do wonder how ingrained that is in American high school culture and attitute.

From my high schol experience in the 80's and my experience as a teacher presently, I'm sorry to say it's pretty common, Kevin. At least here in the Midwest, but I'm pretty sure it's nation-wide.

Grocery =/= fun.

What is not a Buffalo Chicken Salad, but is still yummy? Mac and cheese with sausage and portobello mushrooms.

I had to be restrained from cutting a bitch today.

Neat-o condo, brenda!! Love the huuuuuge deck.

I bought a Subway sandwich for a late lunch/early dinner just now, but when I got home, there was a message on my machine from my dad--he and my brother just got back from their fishing trip in Canada and are going to Merishka's for dinner (mmmm, poor boys; at Merishka's, that's a steak sandwich on a big roll with "garlic butterine," basically kickass garlic bread dripping with butter, along with really yummy onion rings, that's the tops in Joliet cuisine, IMO). So the sub is in the fridge for tomorrow, and I'm going to be on the road to Joliet in about 20 minutes. I didn't get a chance to really chat with Kip last weekend, and he's heading back to NJ tomorrow, so it'll be nice to talk tonight.

I'm not going to kick myself over the dinner choice either, because I just swam another mile, and shaved it down to 75 minutes. And, I'll be getting up early and going for another swim tomorrow morning, too.