Crumbs and Stuff, Take 5

Brad and Jennifer: The Breakup Cartoon. Get out those hankies, all you romantics; marital narcissism comes to an end.

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It never fails: No matter where I have worked, there is always at least one pain-in-the-ass parent hawking Girl Scout cookies for his or her kid. And it never fails: I feel compelled to buy a box -- several, depending on whether the aforementioned pain in the ass has the ability to make me work overtime -- just to shut them up. I suspect every office has one. In The San Francisco Chronicle, C.W. Nevius suggests enough is enough with cookie politics.

"Girl Scout cookies are fine. Magazine subscriptions for the library fund are no problem. We're all behind the tsunami relief efforts. But sooner or later something is going to come along that causes a problem.

"'There is pressure, tremendous pressure, on people,' says Ethan Winning, founder of Winning Associates, a Walnut Creek consulting firm that specializes in writing employee handbooks. 'It isn't just Girl Scout cookies, it is any kind of giving campaign. It can become almost like tithing a salary.'"

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Here's an interesting age gauge recently sent to us by a friend. Get ready to feel old ... unless you're not old, in which case, get ready to feel young.

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And as long as we're on the vibe of nifty Web sites, test your geographical literacy of the U.S. here.

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Another reason to love the Onion. Read on.