“Strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition.”
– Samuel Pepys
The Marriage Mart, of Regency fame, is alive and well on this campus. We’re getting close to the time of a semester (directly after finals, usually) that people rush to get married before the summer term starts up. In fact I have a small horde of friends tying the knot in the next two months. In a year or two, I’ll be attending baby showers.
This vid gets a Tip O’ My Hat to Sav for finding it, and check out her site for another dose (that one in honor of the mutual lambasting by colleagues, acquaintances, and Fox News we endured for our less than hateful attitude towards current events in the capital).
Small Dog Syndrome 
Oh man. In my family there is a verrrry particular way to say “I love little kittens. They are so soft and furry” and it is only said in verrrry particular situations.
I often use the phrase “Not that I know much about the gold standard…”
“and beard growth!”