I keep seeing “Rosenstein” and thinking “Rosencranz and Guildenstern”, and then my insomniac brain keeps drawing parallels between our whacked reality and the play.

I was born with a heart defect (pulmonary valvular stenosis), which required surgery when I was two months of age. Four years later I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. And then, wouldn’t you know it, I ended up with allergies, asthma, and a vicious combination of depression and anxiety — all common comorbidities of…

Too expensive. Much better to just let them all get picked off by Krampus and assorted boogie men, which seems to be what the GOP think happens to poor people the minute you take away all their social safety nets. (When the truth is they die slowly, by inches, at great cost to our society.)

Felicitacions, France! Good job staying sane.

I’m sorry, his name is Raul Labrador? That’s a real name?

The logical part of my brain knows your right. On top of that, I personally am likely somewhat safe, despite my preponderance of pre-existing conditions, because I live in California and work for my family’s business. Doesn’t really make my anxiety disorder shut up about it. I can’t speak for the OP, but I wouldn’t…

That is an amazing piece of art. Thank you for sharing.

Oh yeah, my 4-year-old self was totally asking for my own immune system to fuck my pancreas and give me type 1 diabetes by doing all the greedy, sinful shit that 4-year-olds do, like coloring with crayons and playing in sandboxes. (Not to mention all the crap I did to deserve being born with a heart defect that…

Brutal.

Yes. This would be so fitting.

You present only one side of the equation. While at present the balance of power favors the Israelis, there is still real danger from terrorist attacks from Gaza. Israelis traded something like 500 terrorists for one captured Israeli soldier (Gilad Shalit) not too long ago. Operation Protective Shield turned up a…

A very complicated and tragic situation. Not a concentration camp, however.

My husband’s sign and mine from San Diego this morning.

Been using cannabis nearly every day for 9 years now, as it’s the only thing I’ve found that works to take the edge off my anxiety disorder without crippling me with side effects. It also helps with my insomnia, although I haven’t tried too many other things — I’m a type 1 diabetic, I wake myself up when I have low…

He sounds like he could use some weed.

Did you read my whole post, or just the first paragraph? I personally did not understand the anger at Dolezal from (primarily) the black community. Not being black myself, I didn’t criticize anyone for their anger, but I didn’t understand it. Dolezal just seemed pathetic to me, not worth the anger. But after reading…

Yes.

While I respect your position -- and understand it better after reading Oluo’s article, which was the major point I made -- why would you criticize me for feeling sorry for her? I’m not criticizing you for not feeling sorry for her, and otherwise we’re more in less in agreement.

Are you reading what I wrote or just feeling feelings and responding to those?

I’ve had the same problem with the Dolezal story — why is everyone so angry and mocking of a woman who seemed to be reacting to (a) her white parent’s ill treatment of her black adopted siblings, and (b) an art teacher who told her that her art about the black experience was inappropriate because Dolezal herself was…