Good point about catcalls escalating to something more. I had never really thought about that since I am not a woman. Catcalls seem flattering in some situations but those who oppose them have real reason to fear that some schmuck like this will take a woman’s protective silence as a personal rejection and then go…

I saw Avengers Ultron yesterday and was less than impressed with any of it. I can see the case people have made that Black Widow should have more to do than flirt and grouse about love interests. But she was still part of the action and if I hadn’t known about the controversy going in, I might not have even noticed. I…

As others have said on here, I wish this blog (and for me, the internet actually) had existed when I got married to my wife. Back in that time, you only really knew what you had seen on TV (and that was pre-reality shows). So unless you had been to a lot of other people’s weddings in places outside of your own little…

I agree that was well said. I just want to throw the fundamentalist Christian religious training in here too. This being Texas and a small town, more than likely some pastor has convinced this town of the evils of the flesh. That may explain some of the disconnect. It usually does.

This whole bit was inspired. I have said it before and I will say it again, SNL needs to just switch over to filmed skits. They have more prep time and come off much better than the lousy live bits. Take a page from MadTV.

Glad your parents helped influence your musical tastes. I am not sure yet if I have had much of an influence on my kids. Time will tell. I have seen Styx about 5 times in the last twenty years. I saw Yes way back in 1986 and will be seeing them this summer touring with another great band Toto. I love Rush just as much…

Exactly my sentiments. I look for every reason to stay home and away from others. Why would I want to go to these places.

Thanks for admitting you like Styx and Yes. I love both bands too. Most on this site have never heard of either of them.

I live in the area and I refuse to ever put together more than a month’s mortgage payment to take my family to a game where the racial slurs stink it up in front of all the Redneck fans.

I think you are correct. Whoever hosts is usually able to surround himself or herself with the people they and the producers want. If Jon remains as a producer in some regard then Jessica and others might stay but otherwise, the new people will clean house and start new. The good part is that Colbert will probably…

It was probably inevitable but this makes me so sad today.

I work in the biological sciences and I don’t usually see such repression of women. Not sure why that is but women seem welcome there. Maybe it is because if something can be empirically proven in a lab, then there is no second guessing involved. But as soon as we move into softer science, trying to figure out why…

I read more of the Hardy Boys than Nancy Drew but I did read a couple of hers as well. These books really stoked my interest in reading around 5th and 6th grades. I was just lucky that the TV shows came out around then. But as you pointed out, the cover art is what sold these books. As an adult, if you try to go back…

I’m 48 and something like this was not even imaginable back then in the 80’s. We had the gayest man on the planet in our midst, Liberace, and he had to pretend to like girls. Elton John wasn’t out. Barry Manilow was afraid. And there was NO transgender representatives at all. It was as if they didn’t exist. I saw a…

Wow. I had no idea that subway was scorned like this. It is America’s greatest export is it not?!

As a tall guy may I suggest wearing the highest wedges and heels that you can find. Especially if you have great legs and feet. This won’t necessarily help you get your luggage in the overhead bin but it will be appreciated by this fellow traveler. And I would be more than happy to help you get the bag stowed away.…

I guess that was our childhood that was fleeting. But most kids today don’t have such a great place to hang out at where there always seemed like love and energy in the air. My kid goes to other kids houses and plays video games and stuff but it is not the same.

Makes sense. She probably played with the Bratz dolls when she was little since they were popular about a decade ago and these dolls may have influenced her very heavily on what female beauty should look like. Barbie set the standard for generations when white standards of beauty were the only standards. Bratz were…

This story really pisses me off!

One of Steely Dan's biggest radio hits is "Hey Nineteen". The appropriateness of one of the lyrics was not lost on me as I read your transcript of your convo with Kara.