Right. “Almost.”

Hahaha, yes, like a free margarita at Lauriole Plaza almost makes up for the fact that you’re drinking it a Lauriole Plaza.

I got no issues there.

I need a reason to love anyone, but yes, you Canucks give more than most.

And, seriously, it’s not just MJ. It’s been every celebrity with a torrid past. Seriously, did we really need to hear about Anna Nicole Smith for a whole month a couple of years ago? So unnecessary…but it speaks to the shallow side of human nature that the visual media tries to appeal to a bit too much for me. It makes me feel seriously disillusioned.

In a strange way, I think John Stewart is the spiritual successor to Walter Cronkite on this score – telling us what we need to know more than what we want to know.

Like other vertical things that impress, height in food has to have purpose and be executed well.

2. Our “celebration of death” culture needs to change. But then, our entire celebrity-as-hero/role model culture needs to change.

3. Glad to hear about your dad. Wish I had a real human (instead of my iPhone) to kick my ass at backgammon.

Speaking of our culture of celebrity… I recall a Walter Cronkite interview in which he said that “News operations used to be about telling the public what they needed to now, not what they wanted to know. News used to be the domain of the adults in the room. I miss those days.”

I’m sure that you could be that texter for someone else.

Dad’s a really good backgammon player, she’s just better. Though I am fairly certain that he would be more angered by a pity victory than ego harming losses.

When I see dishes with that kind of height, it really does make my appetite evaporate.

Ya know, even those with whom we frequently disagree can still write something that makes ya laugh. Though you should feel free to utilize the word harpy as much as you like.