PlantinMoretus

6/21/14

I don't think it's that weird, actually. Lots of people have emotional reactions to events in celebrities' private lives, and sometimes they don't understand it themselves, but there it is. You had an intimate relationship with this person.

6/21/14

It's not unheard of to ask people to bring their own lawn chairs etc to a backyard BBQs and boils. I certainly wouldn't mind doing that.

6/21/14

That's *your* situation, not everyone's.

6/21/14

Pumpkin bread.

6/21/14

This is rough going, but engrossing.

6/21/14

Right there with you. Came down with a flu-type thing on May 19 and am still fatigued with a hacking cough. :(

6/21/14

Beautiful! Are you in Australia? Bit early for pumpkins in the Northern Hemisphere.

6/21/14

Pathologically so.

6/21/14

I could be thumbs-upping their commuting by bike. And they might take it that way.

6/21/14

I won this before it started because your position is so ridiculous.

6/21/14

I'm not the one who encouraged that fat guy on a bike. That was another commenter.

6/21/14

So do some fat people, apparently.

6/21/14

So you don't speak for all fat people. So I can ignore your comments about how to behave around fat people.

6/21/14

Do you speak for all fat people?

6/21/14

So if I'm out running in the rain early in the morning and I encounter another runner and feel like giving them a thumbs-up or similar because not letting the weather stop you from running shows a level of determination that I respect, it would be patronizing IF the runner is fat, but not if the runner is skinny. And…

6/21/14

I don't think it is as bad as all that. I've given thumbs up and said "good on you" to strangers in a variety of contexts. Sometimes it's just about being nice and supportive, and showing solidarity.

6/21/14

She's probably a good tipper too. I guess these people don't know what business they're in.

6/21/14

Have you seen Michael Moore's SICKO? He touches on some of those attitudes about "ooh evil socialist health care" and yet people have no problem with, say, public libraries.

6/21/14

By rebuilding a strong labour movement, supporting lefty/socialist parties and candidates, to push for stuff like student loan forgiveness, higher wages across the board, sane hiring practices (e.g. no more requiring a degree for jobs that really don't require a degree), repatriating some industries and jobs,…

6/20/14

Ah, that is quite a different story then. I was thinking more about the "I was at Woodstock" types, who are generally all white and middle-class.