What does the text say?

Instead of the bad guy also being a chick/gay and just shooting her in her vital organs because they could care less.

Avocados. How many foods elsewhere in the country call something "California(n)" simply because it has avocado on it? There are lots of foods called "Monterey", but I don't think many people realize that's referring to Monterey, CA and not Monterrey, Mexico.
Sourdough is another very Californian food. (Mmmmm, crab…

I still can't get over that room of hearts.

He truly loved his people. I found him a noble, self-deprecating, very human figure. And I love his wives.

and an ear down by their neck

My high school class ring is artificial alexanderite, and I honestly prefer it to the natural stones I've seen few and far between at jewelry stores. My artificial stone will take on purple hues in incandescent lighting, peridot-like green hues in sunlight shade, it tends to be clear in sunlight, and yellow in…

While all that is very excellent expository, I still don't get why the National Oceanic and Atmostpheric Administration would know about mermaids. It's a weather service. It knows about climate change. Oh, wait, was there something in the mockumentary about mermaids being the actual source of "climate change" that the…

Indeed. There is enough grimdark stuff on TV that a refreshing high fantasy could be very welcome.

Why would people call the NOAA to confirm the existence of mermaids?

The Spice is the worst chemical ever. Do not let it flow.

"Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made." - John Godfrey Saxe (perhaps)

You know what else is "natural"? Arsenic in apple seeds and cyanide in almonds. I think "natural" is as unhelpful a label for food as "chemical" is.

Isinglass is an "old-fashioned" substance used to…

Trust.

It strikes me as concerning that virtually every pregnant woman is advised to take prenatal vitamins, yet vitamins are not regulated as drugs. These substances are essentially prescribed.

"In the course of his investigation, he identified fifty seven published clinical trials for which an FDA inspection of the trial site had turned up "significant evidence" for at least of the aforementioned problems."

When my husband was laid off, our oldest daughter was in ninth grade attending her ninth school, my fourth grader was attending her fourth school, and my second grader was attending his second. All of the children had just really begun making close friends and getting settled in. It seemed like with each move, it was…

If you're just porting it out, the video card needs to support it, not necessarily the laptop. Though I feel it would be a bit sad to have a video card more powerful than my screen.

How long would you wait to investigate an unexploded ordinance? It would have to be something right in the middle of my gear for me to go near the thing.

Milla and Michelle: A Buddy Cop Comedy, is unfortunately probably never coming to a theater near you.