I just wish someone would admit that travel has inherent risks and we'll do what we can to minimize them without making everyone feel like they'd rather have stayed home.

There is absolutely no way to insure that a really smart, determined person won't get a weapon or bomb aboard a passenger airplane sometime in the future.

A friend got called out by her kindergartner for using the "s" word. Since both she and her husband do say damn and shit once in a while and the kids had never reacted, she had no idea what he was upset about, It turned out she said someone was "stupid," which was not allowed in his class. She apologized. No more "S" words in that house.

Owen said the same thing one day. A kid got in trouble in gym for saying the "s word." Turns out it was "shut up." I assumed it was "shit."

We say "fuck" all the time around here but we don't say, "shut up" either.

Wow, Lisa -- that's impressive! Also, what did you do for your bachelorette? (Also also, I don't know enough men, apparently -- the other day I asked a male coworker a question about his bachelorette. Oops.)

It turned out she said someone was "stupid," which was not allowed in his class.

Oops! Of course, I think that actually makes more sense as a lesson kids should be taught.

See, I could never remember to not say "stupid" or "shut up" around a kid. That's parenting stuff, above and beyond grownup stuff, and I have none of those reflexes.

I think I can not swear because I imagine my parents were listening. But then again, I am trying to swear more around them (I'm in the midst of a trying-to-be-frank period, which now means my father wants to look at my fanart).

I just wish someone would admit that travel has inherent risks and we'll do what we can to minimize them without making everyone feel like they'd rather have stayed home.

Not just this, but let's stop fending off the LAST terrorist attempt. You know what the shoe & underwear & liquid bombers all have in common? THEY DID NOT BLOW UP ANY PLANES. They ALL failed. So why the hell do the rest of us now have to walk barefoot through full-body scanners without our bottled water?

We say "fuck" all the time around here but we don't say, "shut up" either.

That's our house all right. Expletives are sometimes necessary and/or fun. "Shut up" is just plain rude.

Also, what did you do for your bachelorette?

We had a party at my friend's makeup store. We had our makeup did and our nails did and shiny tinsel put in our hair! Plus ate snacks and cake and drank a lot of wine. It was very low key and also hilarious. Also, there was Lisa trivia! Then some of us went to a neighborhood dive bar everyone calls the Bloody Bucket for the funniest karaoke. I sang Like a Virgin which got a good response. Fun times!

Yay fun! That sounds perfect. When is your Actual Wedding again??

Now I am in a pisy mood, as I almost got hit by a car on my lunch break. This happened a month ago too. Both times I was walking in the crosswalk with the right of way. I'm kind of tired of random near-death experiences at this point.