I agree. I love Dolly's version--I've always liked it more than any other version--but part of the reason I like her version is that her voice is so sweet in it and it always seemed more like a love song to me. Jennifer's version last night was so subdued and emotional without the sugary sweet love song aspect. Truly appropriate for the occasion.
Christina Hendricks has a cleft as well. You're in some very good company.
Yeah, but I guess the fact that that theory is now long forgotten is comforting.
I had that much dark hair as a baby, but I was also born with a hairy back! I don't want to spread the rumor that Blue Ivy has a hairy back, but, you know, just putting it out there. Thick hair genes are a double edged sword.

I mean, there's nothing necessarily wrong with a hairy back, but the embarrassment of being the hairy-backed baby can't be counterbalanced by a little hair bow.

People on gossip sites seem particularly ignorant about babies in general (but also black people! Not disregarding your post). The baby conspiracy theorists also thought that Suri Cruise must have been adopted and non white because of her thick dark hair and almond shaped eyes--how suspicious, if you don't look at either of her parents. People also thought it was mysterious that Bristol Palin's son had blue eyes when both of his parents have brown eyes.

Not to mention the number of times Ive seen commenters on different sites "suspect" various celebrity babies of having Down syndrome or another condition based on their facial features.

There's not much to say when someone has a pretty baby, but it must be said--What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!
Sadly, its not even a joke: I guess most people have forgotten the Suri is not Tom's baby conspiracy theory, but when those her photos came out, I remember many people on this very site insisting that Suri had "Asian features" and couldn't possibly be completely white.
So armchair genetics on Gawker: all white babies look like blond porcelain dolls, all black babies are dark with curly hair, and any other complexion/hair combo must be an Asian baby someone shadily adopted.
In his book, he's pretty straight forward about liking certain types of women, and Zooey doesn't seem to fit his preferences despite a passing resemblance to Katy. Read: Boobs, boobs, boobs and makeup.
Read Across American happens in schools of all sizes, incomes and areas across the country. I participated as a reader a few times in high school, and that was in a middle to high income area with good schools and scores. It's to promote reading, not literacy (as in to make all kids want to read more, not to help children that are struggling with learning to read).
Pashtuns also have a cultural code and reputation for extreme hospitality, so many people kidnapped by the Taliban and other groups in Afghanistan have also reported being well-fed and treated as a "guest", even as they are being told that they are going to be killed (and even when they have ultimately been killed). Hospitality and codes of honor=/= kind and peaceful.
I seriously doubt it...not that there's anyway you can reassure a child when they know you're the one that just chainsawed into their house and are wearing frightening gear and holding a gun. Poor baby (and mother and dog).
They should have! It was a pit bull puppy! A PIT BULL!!
I think the summary above is an error, unfortunately. The linked article says the mother was on the ground while her child cried from the next room.

"Sanchez says they left her on the floor for 35 minutes, with her daughter screaming for her mommy in the other room."

Regardless, your point about prioritizing the safety of children remains. You think at least one agent could have removed the child from the apartment. If they were in the correct house with an armed criminal,leaving the child in the house for half an hour means things could have easily escalated into a hostage situation, or a toddler caught in crossfire.

I think the "now" in that sentence is silly. Yes, actually it's one of those things people have almost always done, for hundreds of years. Do people think families living in 1-2 room houses with a single tub to bath in once a month shit themselves trying not to see each other naked?
BATH? BOY? NAKED? NOOOOOOOOO!
It's her (extremely defined) upper abs being crunched/sucked in.
Every gyno checkup I've been to has included a rectal exam (or at least a finger up the butt), and while uncomfortable, they generally have been less painful than most, um, recreational variations I've attempted.

It's possible I have consistently gone to perverted gynecologists, but I think the rectal portion of the exam is pretty typical, but very few women even mention it much make a big deal.

Exactly. In fact, the 30% stat doesn't even refer specifically to parents of children in schools with anti obesity programs, it refers to the total number of parents polled. So while there is at least some overlap between the two numbers, it's not a definitive link between obesity programs and children with worrisome eating habits. It's possible (admittedly unlikely) that over half of the children with worrisome eating habits are also the children at schools without those programs.

And the definition of "some kind of anti-obesity program" is very vague: "Among these programs are nutrition education, limits on sweets or "junk food" in the classroom, height and weight measurements, and incentives for physical activity." Less than 10% of parents reported their children actually being criticized for eating habits while at school.

I don't think "nutrition education"="anti obesity program" on its face, and I personally don't have a problem with 100% of children receiving nutrition education.

"Might I add it was hard as a rock?!"

Sounds like the cake was happier to see you than you were to see it.

Extreme tanning and dieting don't really do the body good.
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