I can tolerate a kid who's crying as long as it really does seem like he's scared/sick/whatever... but when that kid begins to come across as simply a brat- parents give in to him all the time therefore scream and cry because it works, that's when it gets hard. I'm with the airline on this... I think they handled it well. For one thing, once the kid was that upset, who knows how long it would have lasted AND the mom must have been a wreck at that point, too. Giving them both time (and space) to cool down and start over sounds like a reasonable alternative.

Ditto Mr Bigglesworth. I worked retail one holiday season- it was truly interesting. But I'm all for adults acting like adults and being responsible for their own actions.

didn't know there was a blog for this... but I like to see how fast what I'm looking for comes up as I type the letters... ;)

I got 65, too. Didn't get all of the pronouns, which was dumb...but you tend to lose track of what you've already entered. Neat quiz!

I'm with Katthe7th

The unions are choking out employers these days. I agree- what they did at the beginning was desperately needed; the demands they make now are ridiculous. Too bad.

a memory that still fills me with wonder.

yeah- that was somewhat disturbing... I couldn't watch much of it...

looks like what I used to have on my iGoogle homepage, only they called it floodit. It was a fun way to waste a few minutes!

What irks me about this one is the idea that a marriage that lasts 5 years is a success... let's try checking again in, say, 20 years...

love it!
A friend of mine often writes on a notecard that she's illustrated with a pen and ink (sometimes watercolor) sketch... I save them!

Love it!

well the comments are certainly very entertaining!

fyi dutchboy- I think we need to be able to figure out the difference between things like the Y2K hype and the real stuff- AIDS, Sars, flu epidemics- those aren't 'the sky is falling' stuff- they're real.

I'm just watching the trend for now... There doesn't seem to be much doubt that there is a trend. Whether it turns out to be permanent or just a trend- hard to tell. On the other hand, I find it completely impossible to believe that- given the world's population and energy consumption and our consumer habits- hard to believe we are not impacting our environment. I have a lot of friends who like to go around making smart remarks like 'Oooo- all this early snow and the cold fall- that's global warming for you.' Somehow- I think it makes them look less educated and I'm getting a bit tired of it.

umm- thanks- looks like I've wanted to say that for awhile! ;) (In the interest of continuing friendship, I haven't...)

lol- nope
And her post is freakier than yours
:)