Go. You will not be the oldest student, by a long shot.

[Sigh.] Yes, of course it's more dangerous and invasive than regular labor and delivery.

To store partly-used avocados: Try to leave the pit in place. Slather the cut flesh (and the pit) with olive oil (or other cooking oil, I suppose) and cover it closely with plastic wrap (so the wrap is directly on the cut part). Then put it in the fridge. The oil and wrap protect it from oxidizing and it should keep…

Little crime.

Around these people, I make a point of calling him "President Obama."

Ms. Morrissey, could you please stop referring to these people as "pro-life"?

Gee, they're rejecting a religion that has devolved, to an astonishing extent, to little more than a rationalization for obsessing over other people's sex lives?

So these guys raped her, beat her, sodomized her with an iron bar—fatally ripping her insides—and threw her into the street, after which she lingered in agony for a few days until she finally died . . .

How embarrassing. This is the first I realized that Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) were two different people.

Yeah—once you've had a dog, cats are like having a fish or a guinea pig. They're okay, but it's not much of a relationship.

Thanks. "Pro-life" is spin, pure and simple.

Well, I don't believe "life" begins at conception.

Good point.

No administration is beyond reproach, obviously, and this one (as Honeymouse points out) has plenty of things wrong with it.

As the article says—all you need to know about these jerks.

Well, so what?

Exactly what would be involved for Delhi law enforcement to track down the men involved and see them charged with rape and (since Indian men don't seem to take rape very seriously) assault and/or manslaughter (depending on how she does [1])? What would their successful prosecution involve?

Because it cracks me up.

Happy Christmas anyway, and may you knock 'em dead in February.

I am genuinely sorry for every unfortunate thing that has been mentioned in this thread, and I wish everyone here the best possible resolution.