I swear my dog experiences more pure, unadulterated joy when he's chasing leaves than any human will ever know doing anything.

Did she say he was a Democrat? That would narrow the field substantially.

I tried that once, on the off-chance that I might get upgraded on a transatlantic flight, but when it didn't (and I stood in the dreaded "all other passports" queue at Gatwick for four hours in kitten heels), I was miraculously cured of the desire.

I want to know who all the commenters of are, but I don't think this gets us any closer. Hadn't she already described one of them in the book as a southerner? And even with that information, that doesn't narrow the field by much. There are a ton of congressmen from the south.

Certainly that's one take-away. But the strategy was successful, wasn't it? I feel like the movement's leaders made the best decision they could to maximize their impact.

Did anyone catch the Drunk History episode on Rosa Parks/Claudette Colvin in Birmingham? I fell in love with Lisa Bonet all over again (and learned something!).

I second that! How have I never heard of this woman before? I would have at least expected the "she's a witch! Burn her!" crowd to have made her more visible.

Yeah, I wouldn't say BFFs, but I seem to remember more visits out to the stables and general interaction. Someone else posted that there was a lot more conversation during the scene outside her door in the book, for example. I think we just see the attraction coming better in the book, but as I review all the smolder…

I go to great lengths to ensure my children have no idea that beneath their many protective layers of clothing, they are actually... NAKED. It's not easy to bathe them fully-clothed (especially the four-year-old), but I think it's working, because the oldest asked me what "toes" are the other day. I told her the…

Did anyone else call "bullshit" when the gallant gentleman who is so concerned about Claire ducks into a hovel and puts on his RED COAT? Like, the villagers would all just be hanging out, "lah-di-dah, there's an English soldier in our village, Dougal's here and we all know he's a Jacobite but we needn't mention it to…

The groups of misogynistic assholes? Name them? Okay: everyone who shared these photos on Reddit and acted like they had the right to see them just because they exist. If you shared and leered over those photos, then yes, I'm talking to you.

I want a gif of Claire right before the fight starts, in that little silence when she says: "here we go again." I loved that!

I don't think God's going to be refunding any deposits, people.

So, is it your position that a feminist who wants to discuss online harassment of women should preface every comment with "not all men," or the comment is invalid? Can you not understand that just maybe here, on an ostensibly feminist website, we might be allowed, for just a moment, to let men's delicate feefees take…

Maybe we should just move back there once the oldest hits thirteen. I don't think there's any positives to making alcohol "forbidden fruit," but once other people's kids get involved, yeeesh. As the other comment indicates, people here will sue or arrest you if their little angels misbehave.

Okay, see, I'm torn. I got all the boozing out of my system in the UK, where I had access to good public transportation. If the kids want to drink in high school down in the rumpus room (we have a pinball machine!), why shouldn't they do it without getting behind the wheel? Their friends can bring sleeping bags and…

Breast reduction surgery is pretty customizable. I found an old bra of mine I liked and checked the cup size, and basically said: THAT, please. I'm still like a D or something, but mostly I just wear those comfy stretchy bras anyway... Because I CAN! :)

No apology necessary! It makes me laugh, too: all those years hatin' on my body when it was pretty hot, and now I love it with all its flaws! But going braless is THE BEST.

Honestly, two pregnancies had already made my body unrecognizable to me, and since then I've had two horrendous open procedures on my abdomen (cancer), so I feel like the f*cking Bride of Frankenstein already. My boobs are the only thing I have left that I do recognize!

Best decision I ever made, body-wise. No more underboob chafing! I even go braless on the regular, now!