IESP is queen of the domestic appliances, and queen of domestic stories from hell. I wouldn't want to stand in her way at Walmart Customer Services unless I was hundreds of bucks out of pocket.

Terms like bionic, one legged and robot-mom aren't normally terms of endearment for a sick mom, but Claire has used them to good effect. If you know any good hospital jokes, let her know. (Boxing joke?)

Elf-like Diane has succumbed to Christmas and gone shopping for cards. Bah humbug. Judging by the weather reports in downtown Dorchester, it sounds like she had better ask Santa for a raft.

The phishers are after Debbie Dolphin, thanks to Google's new fascination with OpenID comments. She and millions of fellow Joans of the Blog feel gutted. Read up on some solutions.

After reading an open letter from a mother to her out of control celeb daughter, I feel so glad not to be a parent. Amy Winehouse, you are an inspiration to all wannabe childless couples.

Apparently, Linda usually gets up after I start blogging on Sundays, so she hasn't made too many appearances at MBL Sunday, of late. Today, however, she beat me too it and got a spot. Merry Xmas.

The breaking news is, OS9user smashed his specs last week and couldn't see an elephant a pixel-length in front of his face. New specs, video finger twitching, he's now ready for lights, camera, action.

Hallelujah, ee-aye-adeyo, or whatever it is you would sing when the messiah returns - Lord Likely has graced us with his enormous presence again. We are not worthy, beat us with your humor stick, LL.

Pisky is inching her way into blogging, getting the hang of Wordpress, penning a few posts about her family life, work, the good old stuff. Wasn't her little mascot boiled in Fatal Attraction?

From Taser humor to all things great in Canada, Past Expiry has a way with cartoons and words that will make you smile for sure. One to bookmark.