Agree. If they only made themselves miserable, all would be right with the world. But they are not content with that, so it's incumbent on everyone else to push back.

If it weren't for the fascistic threats of violence and death, I'd feel sorry for the poor tortured soul.

Aww. Calling someone an asshole is a bit strong just for crooked parking. I would hope that's reserved for people who take up two spaces, park in a handicapped spot, park on the sidewalk or on someone's lawn, that sort of thing.

"I don't even know whether you ought to say this in the pulpit or not: Could you imagine kissin' some man?"

I thought that too. Nothing says "I'm an impulsive romantic! I'm really inspired by our connection!" like having a bunch of grey business cards pre-made and handing them out.

I appreciate your perspective. I'm not saying scientists can't be trusted with data. I'm saying people who write press releases can't be trusted with data.

There are broadcast standards in the US for programming for little kids — shows for kids under 7 generally have no commercial breaks at all. 7 and up, it's a free-for-all, though.

So frustrating when Jezebel blogs about science without first putting on even a breezy summer-weight Cardigan of Skepticism.

Re allergies and GERD

"Fairly sure these standards have not been changed."

I always get a little suspicious when a number of people getting a diagnosis spikes. It might be a higher incidence of the disease or it could be a change in numbers of diagnoses, maybe diabetes was underdiagnosed before. Or it could be change in standards for diagnosis, maybe people who were "borderline" or…

I'm very free-to-be-you-and-me, so if people like having a large array of knick-knacks that they lovingly dust, more power to them.

I'm not svelte or anything, but I often think I should be heavier than I am due to the crap I enjoy eating. Maybe the fact that I'm more likely to skip dinner or have a light snack instead than I am to skip any other meal or forego sweets helps. *shrug*

Honestly, that dark line at the 6 o'clock mark looks more like blood coming out than a dick going in.

Hang on a minute... everyone knows that young male homo sapiens of the modern era's preferred genital doodle is a dick, with or without nuts. And no one says "a ha, those young homo sapiens are clearly gay!"

I know a few little boys named Jameson.

How could naming your son (or daughter!) Pappy Van Winkle ever be a bad decision?

I quite like Claudine, but Claudia is nice too. Not too warm on Claude for a boy, though.

Ginny is a real name, though usually a nickname of Virginia. What would you call baby Bourbon for short? Burb? Bub? Bon Bon?

I was watching some bonus material on the box set of The Wire and one of the creators was shaking his head because there was some entertainment magazine or another with a feature on diverse ensemble casts on television shows and didn't breathe a word about The Wire.