Mostly it's because they have to report (to someone) how many people are using the TSA Pre system. If they only let the people who had paid for the background checks go through those lines, they wouldn't be able to show constantly "improving" numbers of people using the system.

I think this is kind of cool. Even though I know in theory that other people's lives can't be as perfect as they seem on Facebook, I forget that they have moments where they lie on their couch eating ice cream out of the pint like I am right now (or maybe it's just me that does that?). And anything that helps to…

his daemon must be a tiger that you can't see

Last gal's friend is just trying to relate. New mom probably won't shut up about the kids, and so the topic of "taking care of an inferior being" ends up being the only common ground.

Big surprise. Yet "We really wanted a boy, but I guess this will do." still seems to be the prevailing attitude.

True that it will first be used for breeding, but it's unlikely that when that gig is up, it will retire to nice, sweet, farm sanctuary.

Those look like some pretty hard runs.

"They blare music all night long, they have college students out there screaming, and everyone's drinking.... Rural residents have quiet lifestyles.

Several times a week? I am calling BULLSHIT on that. I am sure all those Tuesday weddings are keeping the chickens up.

Do it! I've been off it for nearly two years. I do not miss it at all.

Well, it's not always a choice.

One problem: Endometriosis has actual pathology that can be documented. They do have to go inside and get a piece of whatever the Dr. thinks is endo then the pathologist looks at it and says whether it contains endometrial cells or not.

No, they don't give you even an unofficial diagnosis of endo because nothing else fits. My doc was pretty sure I had it, but was very clear that he could not be official about it until they actually looked inside me.

I never thought that you were implying that endometriosis is fake, what I am saying is that you are wrong for suggesting that it is simply a diagnosis of exclusion. It's my understanding that physician's don't say "oh, we just don't get what's going on so we'll call it endometriosis". They say "you have endometriosis…

Person with endometriosis here. You don't get that diagnosis because "nothing else" fits. It's a real disorder. They looked inside me 8 ways from Sunday to make sure.

Ah yes, the "well I don't care about it, so how could it possibly be an issue" standard. Where would society be without it.

Probably, and I admit in the grand scheme of things this is pretty small potatoes, but I for one am glad they got busted and am having a good laugh at them. I've helped run a few races, none near as large as this, and they really do run on a shoestring and many operate at a loss. They aren't just getting a free medal,…

It's crazy to me that people still flush tampons! It seems like common knowledge that you don't.

Okay, I have to be honest I had NO IDEA that anybody actually flushes these things down the toilet. Whenever I read the sings in public restrooms asking people not to flush sanitary goods I always wonder who would do such a thing. I think I just went through puberty knowing that you wrap it in the plastic of the next…

Every time there's a Lululemom article on Jezebel, there are a couple comments on the absurdity of paying $82 for yoga pants. I'm someone without a lot of money, but I still don't quite understand this outrage. Lululemon is priced only slightly higher than most quality yoga brands, and Lululemon's clothes last…