Batman and Robin might be a good date costume if your husband is a Batman type. Attractive, young-man masculine, and definitely scandalous if you're Batman's date.

I've also seen a couple go as Spock and Captain Kirk. That was funny as hell.

Author here.

You don't have to be qualified for anything to write a book on any subject, you just have to persuade someone to publish it. If you're self-published (I'm guessing he is) then the bar to publishing is non-existent. I could write a book of sex advice, the history of metallurgy, or the inner life of the tse-tse fly and self-publish.

Whether it's worth reading is another matter.

Apparently.

This one looks good. They're actively soliciting bloggers, too. Maybe you could offer to provide a newbie's perspective and use that as an excuse to go exploring.

http://oaklandlocal.com/

Shortbread is really not that hard. I like to brown the butter for mine--it makes the cookies taste like carmel. I also use salted butter.

I recommend that you focus on the shortbread and skip the coffee and chocolate flavorings this time. Since you haven't made this cookie before, it's easy to mess up any additions, and shortbread on its own is fantastic with coffee. Like, amazing.

Check her skin for mange or fleas. Something's irritating her.

If you can't find something, take her to a vet. A healthy dog won't do this.

You may find this useful. http://questionland.com/questions/14640-where-do-the-cool-queer-ladies-hang-out

It depends on how late, and where you are starting and finishing.

You could take a bus if one is still running when you want to leave: http://www.soundtransit.org/
You could call a cab: http://www.bing.com/local/default.aspx?what=taxi&where=Redmond%2c+Washington&s_cid=ansPhBkYp01&mkt=en-us&ac=false&q=taxi+redmond&qpvt=taxi+redmond
You could beg a friend for a lift.
You could ride a bike: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Redmond-to-Seattle-REI

Because being queer is fundamentally about sexual attraction, and if we don't touch each other then we just look like friends. Any kind of romantic or sexual touch removes the ability to pretend.

Anyone who freaks out at sexual touch (on same level as straight sexual touch in that context; I don't ask people to accept what frightens the horses) isn't really OK with homosexuality.

When it's safe, I don't combat it, I ignore it and treat my partner with a level of PDA that we find comfortable and is on a par with the straight couples around us. When it's not safe, I am uncomfortable and stiff. I'm sure that straight couples visiting places where no male-female PDA is socially acceptable feel the same way.

Rampant? Depends on where you are and who you're with.

Is it all fats, or butter only? I've successfully replaced butter with chilled olive oil in some baking, but it depends on what you're making.

If it's all fats, then it may be time to develop a taste for sorbet.