I believe the proper response to LaComtesse is either "true that" or "word, to your mother."

I hope that she responds to the criticism her piece received in her book. I think there's still a lot to say on the subject.

I don't have a dog in this fight, but that is what I have always understood about the benefits of breast milk - (1) it is "perfect food" for babies who eat no other food (i.e., better than any man-made formula) and (2) it provides the bacteria that our gut requires to digest and process food, bacteria that is not…

Also the name of the king of French Gypsy guitar - Django Reinhardt. The name "Django" is Gipsy for "I awake". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt

I have thought this for years but have never been able to put this concept into words. Thank you. I'm copying and pasting to save this for the next time I try to explain this idea.

Yes, but my health as a fetus/baby didn't depend completely on the health of that man.

*Sighs*

This made me laugh, imagining a bear in khakis and a tie standing over your desk saying, "Yeah, I'm gonna have to ask you to come in this weekend."

I saw Heathers when it was brand new in the theater and can quote that movie for days.

We still have Friends in syndication in the states, and when I come across it, I have to check to see if it's an episode I love, and then usually watch it. When I buy new boots, they are always my whatever-thing-i-just-did-good boots. Also, my husband and I are totally Monica and Chandler, but I am the Chandler.

OMG Josh is such a dudebro. Sam & Robin are the best.

Perfectly stated.

Torrefazione Italia got bought by S'bux, so if it is still around (groceries only, I think) it's not the old stuff. BUT, the Torrefazione Italia cafe on Olive between 6th & 7th got bought by a really lovely Italian man and he makes kick ass coffee — Caffe Senso Unico. Personally, I love all of Lindy's…

When I clerked for a judge, I asked her about open-toed shoes. She said once the lawyers in her court walked up to the bar to argue, she couldn't see below their waists, so she didn't care what they wore. But, if I saw someone with cute shoes, I should point them out. She liked shoes.

Women make up only 19.5% of partners in law firms (where most law students & young lawyers interview). While women are 47% of graduating classes in recent years, and 31% of total lawyers, we are still in the minority when it comes to partnerships - the real power.

Try setting up a podium on one side of your desk, and stand whenever you're reading cases or production documents or editing briefs - anything you do that you don't need your computer for. I bought a little folding bed tray sort of thing from Ikea that I can fold up and store under my desk - it works pretty well,…

I was so happy when our IT guy moved offices to the opposite side of the building from me, since his bottomless bowl of fun-size candy is now out of sight, out of mind.

Not to criticize or point fingers, but in my field, if I took 7 years off for any reason and did nothing - no volunteering, no pro bono work, no continuing education - I wouldn't be able to find a job. This is a problem that I've seen with a few family members & friends who have taken time out of their careers to be…

I get that you're-so-young shit all the time, and find it hilarious because I look about 10 years younger than I am, so most of the people giving me that line are the same age as me. "Oh, really, I wouldn't remember the Clash? They were my first concert." I think they all must believe that my parents let me out a…

You are not a housewife in the "antiquated gender roles" version of the role. You are a SAHM, a wholly temporary position, with a career that you will return to once your kids are in school or otherwise sorted out. An "antiquated gender roles"-type housewife quits her job soon after she's married, raises kids and…