Alter Ego Trip

There are few things I enjoy as much as a good grifter story, and this one's about as brazen as they come.

From Riley.

Polls Apart

I've often pondered the reasons behind people's irrational loathing of Hillary Clinton. Conservative men -- that's easy. Some of the bitterest vitriol, though, comes from Republican housewives, and the only thing I can think of is that they see her as a repudiation of their life choices. But if they felt secure in those choices, why would she provoke such a response?

Mark Morford gives his two cents.

Grafton, Ill.: A resident mows what little grass he has left after
the Illinois River rose by eight feet. (John Badman/AP)

'That Will Not Turn Out Well'

Conversations My Parents Must Have
Had While Planning to Raise a Child.

Too damn funny.

Oh, Brother

"I was six weeks old when my brother buried me in the back garden."

And you thought your siblings were hard on you.

From Riley.

An albino kangaroo named Milka clings to its mother at a zoo in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was born three and a half months ago, but zoologists have not examined it to determine its sex, fearing they will harm the fragile creature. (Anvar Ilyasov, AP)

Noted

ON THURSDAY EVENING, SOMEONE CAME FROM THE C-LEVEL GARAGE AND VOMITED ALL OVER THE ELEVATOR LOBBY.

THIS PERSON DID NOT HAVE THE COURTESY TO CLEAN IT UP OR IF NOT ABLE TO, TO AT LEAST NOTIFY THE FRONT DESK.

MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WERE OVERWHELMED BY THE ODIOUS MESS.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS KIND OF CONDUCT. WE LIVE IN A LARGE COMMUNITY AND MUST ALL DO OUR PART TO MAINTAIN A CLEAN AND PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT.

HERBERT SELL
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

A Tomb of One's Own

These customized coffins are the living end.


From Riley.

What's Your Sign?

When Derek finds a theme he likes, he runs with it -- sometimes around the world.

Double Take

Nine years of monotonous scenery must have finally taken its toll on my fragile sanity, because I could swear Anderson Cooper just ambled by in a Members Only jacket.