Yes, there's just this nagging feeling I have... keep them working while they're cheap (in their twenties and thirties), and then have an excuse not to make them partner in their forties because they took maternity leave. I have discovered a very large cynical DNA chain in my genome, and it's called "women in the…

THAT is interesting! Makes me wonder why they'd be so gung-ho to protect him, if they know he's full of shit, though. I do actually think he's full of shit because of the way he talked about what he planned to do when he got to DC. "Flip the switch?" Uh-huh. Sounds legit. There is no scenario in which flipping even a…

Beth's going to have to have 100% less annoying when/if she comes back, if they're going to make me- I mean, Daryl- choose her over Carol. I know her character works as is, but not as a partner for my Daryl.

Hershel et al weren't evil. Misguided in their views on the walkers, but not evil.

Why is my first thought that this is to make sure they work their asses off and don't have "an excuse" to take maternity leave? I can just see someone's boss saying: "You know, we've got a pretty long-range product development in the works. Everybody's cool with just freezing their eggs, right? The company will cover…

I feel like my favorite aunt and my most annoying cousin are fighting, and I'm mad at my aunt because she's making me feel sorry for my cousin, who I prefer to roll my eyes at.

Never punch down, is all I'm saying.

I know! I was thinking that when Carol grabbed Daryl's crossbow- GET THE SWORD! MICHONNE NEEDS HER BLADE!

As terrible as it sounds, if it scares companies with LOTS of money into doing the right thing, I guess it's a net positive. I just wish we didn't have to sit and wait for those few incidents in which corporate and public interests align (looking at you, ineffective blowhards in DC).

My immediate thought is that this would be the only way to reduce the risk of being around this guy.

I know this will sound like complete looney tunes, but at a fraud investigation seminar I attended once, a presenter gave analysis of the unspoken language in faces- the "sleepy eyes" is a major red flag. It indicates that the person isn't really "here," but in an alternate reality. He showed the 9/11 high jackers…

I appreciate your thoughtful response and insight. I don't know enough about Galliano to know if he really was as severe an addict as you describe (or if his blackout was just a very convenient way of distancing himself from his remarks), but I'll assume you're right. I am sad, though, that society doesn't seem to…

A good friend got my kid Maurice Sendak's "Brundibar" for a birthday, and neither one of us has opened it since the first time we read it. Hey kids, let's enjoy this allegory of the Holocaust dedicated to kids just like you who died at Theresienstadt!

My heart just breaks for her and her family. I can't imagine how much it hurts to not know yourself what's true and what isn't, not be able to trust reality. Mental illness is no joke, and I hope she gets the help she needs for all of these issues.

That's perfection.

We actually do use "shut it" pronounced with a heavy Scottish accent because of Brave. It makes the kids laugh and, also, shut up.

She is also the perfect response to the inevitable Thanksgiving tirade from Drunk Uncle: "I bet you can't name me one Mooslim that had come out and said terrorism is wrong!"

Don't you love the false dichotomy? You either consider a chicken your beautiful child or you love factory farming and beat up animals for fun in your spare time. THERE CAN BE NO GRAY AREAS, EVER!!!

Are Canadian geese good to eat? Because I don't understand how there can ever be hunger in America with all these giant, fat delicious winged rats in the air.

"Sure: I love nature. But when nature wants you dead, fuck nature."