That is exactly why we have this same conversation no matter where he wants to go.

"It's clear that Latinos are being targeted by organizations that promote abortion like Planned Parenthood. Many of their clinics are in Latino neighborhoods and communities."

Very few people in the US watch the BBC. It is an option, if you have somewhat fancy cable, but it's sort of considered a "nerd" thing.

I would just like to say I find it absolutely endearing that you assume our news covers the Middle East Peace Process and the crisis in Darfur.

Oh, it cut out before the part where they try to get the other female anchor to use the shake weight and she refuses because "I will not be on Youtube!"

This particular morning news has two anchors who only do product placement. Stories just like this one. Two. But I watch it because the only other local news is Good Day LA on Fox, and when I used to watch it I was consistently late for work because when I was supposed to be getting ready to get out the door, instead…

Ooh, a real-life "Blink" from Doctor Who. I like it. Might have prevented some of the nightmares after I saw that episode.

I don't know about if people with insurance can use it because the one time I did I was uninsured. But you can ask, anyway. One thing I cannot recommend is that you pay the therapy bill until there's a massive strike and you get laid off and then stop paying the bill and eventually it gets sent to collections. At…

Mine is a giant cell tumor on the tendon sheath. It's in the middle joint of my index finger.

Ahh. Yes. I actually have a third tumor in my hand right now, but as I'm uninsured, in my finger it will stay. Maybe there's someplace that works on a sliding scale? They used an ultrasound to loosen up the scar tissue and special bands to flatten it down, and lots of sensory stimulation with bins of beans and…

I had the bandages off a week after surgery and the stitches out I think a week after that. But then I had a month of hand therapy each time. My tumor is in my finger, though, so as long as the bandage was off I was pretty functional again. (You can do a lot with 9 fingers.) I hadn't started knitting yet the last time…

I've had a couple hand surgeries (recurring tumor, noncancerous) and it's a pain in the ass. Fortunately, it's my non-dominant hand, but not being able to wear sneakers is horrible, showering with a bag on your hand is exactly as horrible, not being able to cook or do dishes is horrible... after the last one, I took…

I had a boss who did this, but the problem was that the conversation wasn't usually over. So she would have to call back because it just occurred to her that she had follow-up questions, or there were other things I had to tell her. Every phone call was actually 3 or 4 phone calls. It was very hard on my cell bill.

@lizlemonglasses: Well, yes, but just like in this instance, you won't get any credit.

@intangiblemango: Re: Gottfried [consumerist.com]

When I watched What Women Want, I became furious with my (then) boyfriend because he expected me to actually tell him what I was thinking and what I wanted. Shouldn't he have just read my mind? Now, of course, I'm really REALLY glad that most men aren't Mel Gibson.

I can't be the only one thinking it.

I went through a period of depression, and I remember my therapist telling me that although technically, women were three times more likely to be depressed than men, she thought the actual rates of depression were probably the same. It's just that men typically externalize their depression and it looks like anger,…

@MoonCat82: Likewise, I don't think girls are really allowed to be angry. At least, we're not allowed to demand change in others. I know that usually when I get mad or frustrated, it turns inward. I am actually aware of the moment when "you're not doing what I asked you to" turns into "there must be something wrong…

Ugh. I'm sorry. I'm lucky that the homophobic Facebook statuses I see are not generally people with any kind of authority. Is her troop old enough that you could suggest some sort of workshop about sexual diversity? Actually, a better idea is probably a tolerance workshop that's not specifically about sexual…