I'm never going to win the Christian of the Year Award, but I'd like to think that any god worth the name isn't quite so petty and short-sited. If you have the power to punish people for eternity for the sum of their life's wrongdoing, why would you stoop to making a mid-life punishment that is actually centered on a…

Ok, so, I don't agree with what I'm about to say, but I think you would find that the idea of "They have done nothing to be ashamed of" is the entire source or angst for a lot of people. My father, for instance, really hates that there is no shame any more attached to unwed mothers, or sex outside of marriage, etc. He…

Single sex education is one thing, if you look at it as some sort of separate but equal curriculum. But this is clearly something else. They're not even studying the same things. I think that's the point of the article, not that students are separated by gender for learning time.

YES to the "no bitching." It's awful enough to have to suddenly rely on someone else for all kinds of shit that was previously not such a big deal (because now you are shaped funny, weigh a million pounds, and anything like bending over, standing for too long, carrying things, finding a comfortable position, etc. is…

This is how I imagine these guys must walk, if the ball-space thing is such an issue.

You must walk bow-legged.

I think that's actually one of the names.... I forget, though.

Random thoughts that just sprang forth after reading this... You know what would be nice? If, instead of teaching girls how to "prevent rape" we put just as much effort into teaching boys how to "prevent being called a rapist." Wait, I know we've all heard about changing the victim blaming, etc., before, but that's…

Oh, definitely, I get that. I am mainly talking about the various, say, Pantene flavors. Icy Shine vs. Beautiful Lengths? Beats me.

Ok, someone with the knowledge, tell me how much of an actual freaking difference there is between all the various "types" of shampoo/conditioner. I have a sneaking feeling that the difference in minimal, and that it's all marketing, because people like to feel special. Also, why the fuck is it so hard to find 2-in-1…

Heh, I'd love to see that story line, where the adoption agency or social welfare folks come in, take a look around, and make it clear that 1) the parents are not (personally) caring for the children they already have, 2) adding to the circus would clearly be a mistake, 3) life as one of a handful in a foster home…

I will say this for my overly conservative father... When he retired, he told my mom that he'd do the dishes from now on, because he knew how much she fucking hated it. They don't own a dishwasher, either. It was probably the nicest thing he could have ever done. Of course, they eat out now more than half the time,…

Heh, I should have known you'd have beaten me to it. Ah, well. ;)

I do kinda wonder how much of this is the mom's taking it on themselves, without even trying the alternative. I'd be all about letting my kids stay, but I'd probably transition from "mom" to "landlord" and they'd be expected to take care of themselves. Then again, I've also been known to tell my husband that he's…

I think it must be akin to the, "well, you had sex once, so clearly you can't be raped" school of thought. Not the most logical.

Yes, when I got crap in college for drinking it, I'd just point to the label where it listed the alcohol volume, and, miraculously, people shut the fuck up.

Heh, this made me think of the thing in Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, where one of the characters makes this super potent homebrew called scumble, which, like, eats through tables if you spill it. The ingredients are "apples, mostly."

YES. Used to be, only places that fancied themselves as "pubs" or some sort of Irish-themed bar/pubs had (maybe!) a bottled cider (just one) on the menu. I remember the day I found one that had one ON TAP and thought I'd hit the lottery. I don't know why I really thought tap would be extra special compared to bottle,…

I assume this is because women who "position" themselves, i.e. seek power, are seen by you as negative? I'm pretty sure every man in the running has worked very hard to "position himself" for the office. This isn't like that time in ancient Rome where they tapped a farmer on the shoulder and told him he got to be…

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