I was going to make pecans for mac's teachers and then remembered nut allergies, so I am making caramels and/or toffee instead.

Is pecan allergy as common as peanut allergy?

Seriously, Dana -- you don't want me to start going on about the stupidity of the furor over OMG911WTCNYC including Giulani popping up to talk about how it's unprecedented and a terrible security risk. Because I have to physically stop myself from going to NY and literally start punching him, and all the other talking heads.

Last night Jon Stewart had a brilliant side-by-side comparison of Guiliani in 2006 vs. 2009 on prosecuting terrorists in NY. The hypocrisy is so galling.

no, but the idea of wasting pecans makes me sad. I will make them for us.

Giulani popping up to talk about how it's unprecedented and a terrible security risk.

Can you really blame him? He has to pop up because it involves 9/11 and talking about 9/11 is what he does. He's like the high school quarterback who became a loser after graduation, he talks about the glory days back when people were impressed by his leadership on the field. Yeah, it's more awkward because of all the horror and death, but the principle is the same.

Also it has to be wrong and dangerous because it's the Obama administration. If it was the Bush administration then it would demonstrating the greatness of America. You see, conservatives are real American patriots, and liberals are wine-drinking intellectual whiners who hate America. Therefore, if conservatives are beind the it then it's pro-American, and if liberals are behind it it's anti-American. The actual 'it' is totally irrelevant.

Or, you know, he's just an opportunist.

I agree. If the seat is really disgusting, I'll pick another stall. If it's just a few droplets, I'll wipe it off with TP before I sit down.

I am Jessica. (Heh. Not really.) In general, I figure (a) how nasty can the back of people's thighs be, and (b) am I going to touch the backs of my thighs? Probably not.

You know what? I am not getting in a semantics pissing contest. 3 things occurred on two different dates. I do not care which occurred on what dates. Point is, it happened, it doesn't matter any more. Let.it.go.

am I going to touch the backs of my thighs?

You are the backs of your thighs.

I dunno. I just figure there's potential ick but I really want to sit down. So I shield.

A funny variation on those Christian fish thingies that people put on their cars: [link]

I dunno. I just figure there's potential ick but I really want to sit down. So I shield.

Yeah, I don't worry so much about ick in general. I also open doors with my bare hands!