Been saying this a lot around these parts, but...

I really don't think this is that big a deal or that his intention was to overtly do brownface, but I do think there was a conscious decision to go darker with the make-up, spend a little more time in the tanning bed, because... you know! Latinos! He's just like them!

You're right- "Acting like Romney is the devil-incarnate and Obama is some sort of god isn't helpful. Both politicians have a lot of flaws in their respective policies."

One thing I always wonder about it backlash in local markets. This article talks about bigger markets and the actor's relationships to each other, which seems all very nice and professional, but I've also witnessed actors get blacklisted for taking jobs in attack ads for one party when the local demographics leaned…

So how 'bout this- we keep the Pres. we have (who is not perfect, but has been doing a pretty good job given the givens) and vote in a Congress and Senate who are willing to be reasonable.

Somewhere in my parent's photo albums, there is a picture of adorable child me in my Sunday best, with a huge string of snot dangling from my nose into my palm. The sun was in my eyes and made me sneeze just as my dad took the picture. It happens, people!

Wow- I guess it really depends on the school district. At Christmas time and the end of the school year, we always gave the teacher presents- usually a gift card of $20-25 to a restaurant or a place where they could get supplies for the next school year. My boyfriend's mom is a teacher, and she always got swarmed…

Carrabba's is fancy town- that's where we go for a dress up occasion!

I really thought it was a slam to Bill, not Hillary- as in, Bill is such an asshole, he called Hillary a cold fish because she didn't want to have crazy sex orgies with him & the interns. Not that Monica was calling Hillary a cold fish. But yeah, probably would have been best to just leave Hillary out of it all…

And one more story- my best friend had been told since she was 12 yrs. old that she could never get pregnant. Never, ever. So she doesn't use birth control, and badaboom, badabing, BABY! After her son was born, the doctors told her absolutely under no circumstances could she get pregnant again. Two months later-…

It's not mockery, it's AWE!

Sad news, but great that this is being talked about more. When my friend went through a messy, sudden divorce, her anxious, perfectionist son started exhibiting all of the classic signs of anorexia and bulimia. When one of her son's teachers had the audacity to point this out to my friend, she was appalled-…

Yes, this bugged me, too- it was just so on the nose, though some of the less literal looks were stunning.

With a few substitutions, I would make your mom's stepdish... no oil, switch out kielbasa for tofu, keep the onions, add peppers, brown rice- ok, so that's not like your stepmom's dish at all, but it really doesn't sound that bad to me!

And now I have a craving for it, too! Hooray for creative dads!

That actually sounds really delicious. In fact, I think I paid way too much for your family's dish + some oregano at a swanky joint the other night.

So my dad used to make us Spaghetti by mixing Ketchup with Kraft Macaroni & Cheese... and to an 8 year old, it was freakin' delicious- sweet and salty and full of chemicals that I'm sure got us some kind of high.

Have you ever seen chip flavors (ok, crisp flavors) in the UK? Prawn. Prawn potato chips, people!

Thank you! This so perfectly articulates what's been mushing around in my head for months! Wow, LaComtesse- it's like only you can scratch that itch no one else can reach- an itch of the mind? Is that weird?

As lots of people said, weather, salt, to prevent injury... But also when a dog gets an injury, usually to a foot pad, they're on booties for awhile. Like the cone of shame, but for feet.