Why? Why? Why do they do that? I’ve often wondered if it’s because they don’t want to see you love something that isn’t them because if you do then it’s competition.

This right here. Mandy is a perfect example of not forgiving someone (or I don’t get the sense she has) but not being mired in hate and anger either. She’s very empirical about the whole thing, and I admire her for it.

Here’s a tip for not getting trampled - make note of the emergency exits, and use them INSTEAD of the door you came in through. The majority of the crowd will head for the door they came in through and bottleneck there. Don’t be one of them.

Your Quincy contractor, on the other hand, would have said “No Problem” and leave you with random pipes showing up three feet off the wall in the living rooms and guest rooms, etc.

Full renovation.

“But if a history of sexual misconduct—from the military to the classroom—and an arrest record, aren’t enough of a red flag to the FBI, what is?”

Except that an amnio can’t determine anything about fetal health status except for very specific chromosomal and developmental disorders with chemical or genetic markers in the amniotic fluid. An amnio cannot give any information about acquired health problems in a fetus.

Sounds like they’re describing instillation abortion, an older method for second-trimester abortion. In this procedure, some amniotic fluid is removed from the uterus with a needle through the abdominal wall. Then, saline (alone or combined with prostaglandin or urea) is injected through the same needle into the…

I can’t account for Tyler’s recollection of the needle as a part of the abortion. My guess is they did an amnio as part of her workup after the fire to determine harm to the fetus after her extreme level of oxygen deprivation, and Tyler misunderstood what that was for. Possibly it all became fuzzy in his memory (this…

Yeah, it’s extremely unfortunate that Julia Holcomb is now an anti-choice asshole and very ardently involved in Silence No More.

OMG, are you kidding me with that forced-birther propaganda bullshit? “they punctured my uterus with a large needle and left me alone... the baby came out of me alive and was allowed to die.” That’s straight fantasy. That is not how abortions work. 

The party at fault here is United Airlines. Their 757s are configured to squeeze 6 passengers per row (3 -aisle- 3), when they really should fit 5 (2 -aisle- 3) - and now they’re cutting legroom by adding three rows. Everyone, fat or skinny, short or tall or anything in between is miserable, and moving millions of…

The words ‘courage’ and ‘toughness’ and ‘guts’ are thrown around routinely in pro sports, but all those apply in spades to Lindsey Vonn and her co-competitors. The unbelievable speeds they generate on skis on seemingly vertical surfaces and slopes of ice has to be witnessed to be comprehended.

Can’t imagine having to contemplate not being able to do what you love anymore at age 34. Brutal. She’s had an amazing career and I truly hope she finds as much joy in what I expect will be a lengthy second career in broadcasting or coaching.

My girlfriend used to work with Vonn on the business side of the sport and always said she was just as great off the slope as she was on.

I thought Best Documentary was supposed to be a real fight this year with “RBG,” “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” and “Science Fair,” among others.  But only “RBG” was nominated.  Huh.

How the hell was Won’t You Be My Neighbor not nominated?

Favorite is my favorite, I hope it will win everything.

This particular type of Christian is all about the fucking displays. Source: I am friends with several of the recently converted on social media and they never, ever STFU about Jesus

Right?! And talk about a case of marrying your father, too. Handsome, fit, action star who is a cheater. Yikes.