On the topic of super short haul flights, sometime in the early 1980's I took a flight from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe that made a stop in Oakland. Since Oakland resides on the other side of San Francisco Bay from SFO, it was the shortest flight I've ever experienced. It consisted of a short climb and a short decent in a continuous banked left turn. From wheels off the ground to wheels on the ground I think it was literally 4 or 5 minutes.

There was no beverage service.

I have no idea why a commercial airline (I don't recall which one) thought this was a good idea, but it didn't last long.

I don't feel threatened by the Narnia movie at all. It's an allegory, and since I believe that the bible is also an allegory it's perfectly appropriate. Telling stories to teach moral lessons is fine, believing the stories to be literal, scientific fact; that's the problem.

The hoopla about breast feeding is so stupid. The act is not salacious, sexy, or provocative. If it makes you uncomfortable - that says a lot about you and nothing about the mom and baby.

The most obvious reason to ignore the complaints of those nearby is that you can't see anything except the back of the baby. You really have to try to see any naughty parts of mommy. Do you stare at moms when they are bottle feeding? No, then why stare at a breast feeding mom? Hoping to get a glimpse of something?

"There, ha, I saw something that offends me."

"Good thing I kept looking or I might have missed it."

Fact checking a graduation address? Are you kidding?

He used the story of the good man at the pearly gates to make his point. It's a little parable, OK? It never happened. There is no copyright on guys getting into heaven stories.

And what is the garbage about Bill's time in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations? That was 40 years ago, and he has done a lot to atone for that; his work on PBS as the voice of reason on NOW alone was an invaluable public service. He fought the good fight when BushCo had 70% approval ratings, and he'd still be at it if PBS hadn't chased him out to please king george.

So back the heck off and take it for what it is, a commencement speech and a damn good one at that.

The onus is on believers to prove there is a god, not on me to prove there isn’t one. Religion is the only topic I can think of that requires you to justify your non-belief.

It looks to me like Ms. Armstrong is belief-shopping and taking us along for the ride; nun, non-believer, now she is saying all religions are one, I can’t wait to see what her next book will espouse. I think her technique of reading spiritual works and ignoring the parts she doesn’t like is sweet, and irrelevant.

Her obsession with eliminating the ego is so very 1960’s rock musician. Spending your life trying to dissolve into the mystical oneness is a silly waste of a life. Be what you are now. Be unique, be clever at cocktail parties. You will dissolve, in good time, no effort required.

Ahh Gwool, just like the Great Depression "terrorism calls for desperate measures"? 19 guys with box cutters have you so pee-your-pants-scared that you are willing to give up the freedoms that our forefathers fought and died for. Man up, you coward.

If we are so utterly superior to the "Islamofascists" then why must the president wield unchecked power? These are a bunch of religious fanatics strapping bombs to themselves, and they have you scared to death. You would let the president take all your freedom away in order to feel "safe". That's not patriotism, quite the contrary.

It will take them about five seconds to figure out that your definition of fun is different than theirs. I have a two year old, and it doesn't matter what I call something he doesn't like, he still won't like it.

As for today's parents being pussies, yeah, that guy has no kids. Oh, and teaching them about how all life is pain, that guy should be prevented from having kids.

Raising a kid is not an exact science. Some people are good at it, some are not. There was a time when anyone who didn't hit their kid was thought to be spoiling them. Now, I don't any one who spanks, and our kids still mind and say please and thank you.

To all of you without kids who know that we are doing it wrong; thanks, really, thanks for your input. Really.

I love 30 Rock, and loved your piece until the last line:

"And at its center is "30 Rock," a show so good we want to take it behind the middle school and get it pregnant."

Now, I need a shower.

Congratulations for the strangest praise ever heaped upon an underage television show.

Thank you for setting me straight on the reference. I obviously need to catch up on missed episodes.

My observational experience in the workplace shows quite the opposite. It may have to do with power and dominance, but the attractive, feminine women definitely get more harassment. I have no empirical data to back it up, but I have a lot of upset co-workers to use as anecdotal evidence.

And AJBuckle is an idiot. If you think there is no such thing as sexual harassment you are ignorant, perhaps willfully.