You pay the auction house in Guineas. They pay the seller in Pounds. This gives them 5% commission.

How funny. . . and kind of unfair.

And what is a guinea compared to a dollar?

fascinating.

Huh.

I want to try this...not drink...soda?

serial:

Woman cheating on mentally disabled husband. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I'd have to live it to know.

A parent at the school where my mom works is in a situation like that. Her husband was in an accident that left him brain-damaged and mentally about six years old. He's at home because he can do basic self-care, but I can't imagine what that's like.

I can't imagine what it must be like to be with someone who's fundamentally not who you married, but can never understand that, much less marriage itself.

Why do I keep getting Pepsi/Coke taste test spam? Is there anyone in America who doesn't know which they prefer, if they care?

PS: Pepsi is nasty.

I prefer neither Pepsi nor Coke.

Interesting piece comparing the Casey Anthony case to the Karen Murphy case. (I hadn't actually heard of the Karen Murphy case prior to reading this.) I have to say that her reaction to finding her child seems more what you would expect.

A family friend's wife had fairly early onset Alzheimer's disease and he cared for her for years until he had to put her in a nursing facility. During that time, he became close with a neighbor who was 10-15 years younger. I don't really wish to know about the sex lives of my parents' friends, but they married when his wife died. His health began declining and she took care of him for a decade or so. His children wouldn't speak to her and tried to cut her out of the will.

I love Pepsi (well, diet). Coke is very much Too Sweet for me.