There are districts in Austin that stretch all the way to the Rio Grande Valley. They basically tried to slice Austin up like a pizza, trying to combine the blue core with enough of the red outlying area to try and outnumber the Democrats. And they had to go all the way to fucking Mexico—and a Democrat STILL won…

I know maybe I shouldn't, but I blame Kinky Friedman for the outcome of that 30% election. If he hadn't split the vote, Chris Bell would've won. And none of this would be happening.

OOH. I love hearing Perry stories! I sort of collect them. Someday, I think the people of Texas should come together and publish a portfolio/coffee table book of tales of Perry's douchery.

LOLYES.

Actually, Perry squeaked into office with just over 50% of the vote. And our state legislature has gerrymandered the living shit out our voting maps to try and falsely create districts with a Republican majority where there is none. Within 5 years, there should easily be a Democratic majority in Texas. And even…

Heh. Yeah. The worst, most open racism I've ever seen in Texas was after Katrina. There was more than one incident where I was cornered by someone making some sort of "joke" about the influx of black people after the hurricane. At the time I was pretty young, and wasn't very good at dealing with conflict, so I just…

I think it's more that in a deposition she's sworn to tell the truth. Being deposed is much like testifying in court—there are serious legal ramifications if you're caught lying. It's unlikely that she would've ever made those admissions in a different setting—like, say, an interview with Matt Lauer. If she really…

I work 2 cubicles away from a woman who has a service dog with her pretty much every day. The service dog is, of course, perfectly behaved, and I adore dogs, so I love seeing his big puppy eyes look up at me from time to time. But moreover, his presence at work has made me come to realize there's real truth to all…

My first thought when I saw the Wu-Tang square? GOD, PLEASE LET HER SAY THIS.

Always twirling, twirling, twirling toward freedom!

Seriously. This made my cold, black heart grow two sizes bigger. These ladies make me proud to be a Texan.

Yes. Logic.

I'm a chronic insomniac, and I will forever be grumpy about people telling me to get more sleep. Like, do you think I want to stay awake for 40 hours at a time? You think I haven't tried all those stupid tips about not watching TV in bed and cutting out chocolate and caffeine and whatever else? Stop telling me I'm…

One of my best friends, who is 35, literally got pregnant the very first time she tried—like not just the first month—the first time they had unprotected sex. Another friend (37) got pregnant within 3 months. And yet another (34) got pregnant without really trying. So, I'm glad to see science and the Atlantic…

Oh my god. Bless your heart. I can't imagine dropping that much anytime someone I knew decided to get hitched. I guess really don't know what's normal anymore. I tend to think your experience with gift giving is on the high end (at least for my social circle) because when my parents gave my best friend $300 for her…

Yeah... I just went to the original story and saw that. And while I think the comments skew slightly in support of the gift-giver, it's a little bit shocking to me all the people who are saying that that was a cheapo gift, and shame on him for giving it. I'm wondering if maybe there's a cultural difference between…

The 8-hour a sleep rule isn't for everyone—there are people who actually need more sleep. I think I've heard them called "supersleepers," which is a great name. So, maybe you fall in that category?

Um... the card isn't to fight racism. There are all sorts of reasons that an official recognition of tribal membership is in place—to be able to vote at tribal councils, to be able to live on reservation land, to be able to access certain programs that have been put in place by the U.S. government as reparation for…

Right. And the fact is, Depp is rich enough and has a big enough name that he could pretty much get any project he wanted financed. So, there's really no excuse. If he wanted to help the representation of American Indians in film, he has means available to him—he should find an American Indian filmmaker, and make…

I was just saying in a different comment that I read that the princess myth, in particular, stems from white people trying to make excuses and smooth over their participation in African American miscegenation. So, people who think they're related to a Cherokee princess are perhaps actually part African American. At…