I don't know about you guys, but I'm definitely going to hold onto "Rapture is Imminent" as my new go-to excuse for calling in to work.

Thanks for the cheap groceries, Putin. That'll, uh, learn us?

YES. I don't care if adults do it because, whatever, they understand the risks and potential consequences (or should in theory). But kids have 0 say in it. They could be adamantly against it and it would still happen. It's so fucked up.

Me and this comment:

I feel like AP is one of the few things that works out really well if you half-ass it. You're letting your kid know she/he is loved and appreciated, they bond with you and your partner, and so on and so forth. But you also recognize she's her own person and yeah, she should be able to sleep in her own bed and explore…

Breast milk is intended to provide the nutrients a growing baby needs. However, there comes a time when the mother can't provide the calories a child needs to survive and their diet needs to be supplemented with additional sources of nutrients. At a certain point, the mother can't possibly hope to provide enough…

I am the biggest spice wuss of all time and I can't tell you how happy it makes me that there is a human being whose hobby is to grow absurdly hot peppers for his own consumption.

Exactly :) it's also being studied by people who work with it (and even more terrifyingly dangerous diseases) on a daily basis.

Yes! I feel like we (the US) have an ethical responsibility to help them because they are US citizens (I feel like we should do more than that and that we should work to alleviate suffering from disease where we can, but in this case these individuals are US citizens so there shouldn't be any whining about "misuse" of…

Agreed! Not only are two people getting treatment from some of the best doctors on the planet, their treatment may help stop the future spread of the illness and possibly lead to an effective treatment for the virus. Can't we just call this a win-win?

I don't know how to break it to these people, but I'm pretty sure ebola is not the frightening illness being studied at the CDC.

If by "people" you mean my grandmother then yes :P (she seriously straight up asked my mother once if I had an eating disorder. My mom set her straight, but still).

With rare they're basically just cooking the outside. I order rare all the time and the meat in the middle will be cooler than the outside meat (obviously), but it won't be cold. Steaks (when cooked correctly) need to be brought to room temperature before any sort of grilling is done to them, so you're not going to…

I am a very petite woman who loves very, very rare steak. I get the best looks when I order.

Maybe it was his reward for going through with the break up? I use pie/food a reward for unpleasant things, but then I'm a simple creature in many ways.

I know you mean it is as an insult, but thanks, I am a feminist. It's really sad that you think it's a bad thing. Ultimately it says more about you and your limited world view and experience that you would use it as an insult.

Drax was my favorite as well and I totally did not see that coming going in.

So I've read all your responses. What I'm gathering is that you fundamentally lack the ability to see why having women scientists represented as a toy is such a big deal. I suspect it's because you're a guy and as such are used to be the "default" and the "norm". There is a lot of power in having underrepresented…

I get that :) Kids (rightfully) take up a lot of time. I was speaking more of single/childless people my age (late 20s). I've met a lot of guys who don't seem to have a lot of interests beyond going to work and getting wasted on the weekends, which just makes me groan.

I've seen a couple of professors act that way towards servers as well. Both of them went straight from undergrad to their PhD and neither of them of worked outside of academia. There's a lot to be said for understanding just how fucking difficult jobs like being a waiter or working in retail can be. Until you've…