I'm stunned beyond words! I mean, who would have guessed that Rush Limbaugh is a thin-skinned cowardly bully who can hurl abuse at the embattled mayor of Toronto, but can't take it when he's reminded of his own drug addiction?

Shocked, I tell you! I'm just shocked! Or, as Jim Nabors would say, "Sur-PRAHZ! Sur-PRAHZ! Sur-PRAHZ!"

Slinky?

Stretchy! More religious stupidity.

This is very strange to me. Perhaps you dog owners could help me out? This link explains that there are "10 Surprising Benefits of Having a Dog You Didn't Know About."

I've never heard of anyone having a dog that they didn't know about. How do you have a dog that you don't know about?

Could it be that the more means of communication we have, the harder it is to actually communicate?

I suspect the relationship is loglinear, but a real regressions geek might be able to figure it out.

How do you have a dog that you don't know about?

Well, it could have been hiding, like the dinosaurs.

I've never had a dog, so I probably don't understand the dynamic, but a fellow I know from active duty told me that some years after retiring, he sank into a deep depression, sleeping as much as 18 hours a day. He went to the VA hospital, where he was prescribed a bunch of pills. His son told him, "Throw all those pills away, Dad. Get a dog. You've always liked dogs." So he did, and he got better. The dog, my friend said, saved his life.

Patrick; I agree; how can someone have a dog they don't know about. Now, a cat on the other hand . . .

Now this is just a mean thing to do.

Idaho problems:

This time of year I have a family of moose that live on my property. My dog tolerates them, but rolls whereever they have slept to mark his territory. Right now the only thing that keeps me breathing is my allergy medicine. (He sleeps in the house with me at night.)

But Amy, you know about Aida. Imagine all the benefits you'd have if you didn't know about her.

After claiming that Amanda Berry was dead, a prediction that probably contributed to the despondency and suicide of Amanda Berry's mother, psychic Sylvia Brown has finally followed my suggestion and dropped dead!

Whoops. My bad. Amanda Berry's mother died of pancreatitis.

http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/11/20/study-men-with-attractive-wives-more-satisfied-in-marriage/

How about that! Men are happier when they have hot wives, but women don't really care whether their husbands are hot.