Good on you, anotsmallgirl. I'm not Mormon, but I live in a very LDS community, and my MIL is. (Hubby's an inactive.) Personally, I don't see how being a Mormon feminist is any different than being a Catholic feminist- *tell me* that that particular flavor of religion ain't just as repressive toward the female half of…

You can kill most foodbourne bugs that way, but- and this is the kicker that's not often talked about- this does not take out any toxins that the bacteria have already produced in the food. And those can still make you sick. Not to make you more paranoid than you need to be- I know *I was*, when I was pregnant.

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing that. Looks like I'll have waterfront property on a small inland sea....

This guy makes THOSE guys (and gals) look sane:

As spiffylu said, thanks! My husband's an inactive Mormon, MIL's a VERY active one, and I have friends who are "recovering" Mormons. I sometimes have a hard time understanding all of this, because my "recovering" friends have nothing but negative things to say about the LDS church, while my MIL and hubby tell me…

I had long hair for a brief period of time, in the 90's, after having short hair all the way thru childhood and teen years. Went back to a short-short cut after that couple of years with longer hair, and with good reason. During the "long-hair years", I found that the men who approached me with romance in mind were…

Thank you for writing this article, Lindy. I'm a thrifty gal- love to bargain-hunt- but Black Friday=severe panic attack. I will never-never NEVER go out on Black Friday. The crush of people....even the thought seriously depletes the oxygen available to my brain, here at the safety of my desk. Can't stand malls during…

That's wonderful, that you do that! They really are a great breed. They're misunderstood.

Looks like a Rottweiler, maybe a mix? They're really great dogs!

An eighth, if they're more like an acquaintance or coworker, up to an ounce or two if there's real heartfelt love there. Not that I'd have the faintest idea who to score from, of course.

Sooo...we'll be a major producer, but all of the new jobs, etc. won't actually matter, since nobody will be able to live here, what with poisoned water and the air being toxic, plus all of the other goodies that go along with it.

Um, what about all of that awful "African" crap in fashion over the years....? How do we apply this to non-Native American cultural appropriation? And how the hell are we supposed to KNOW? Seems like the fashion industry cheerfully kypes motifs from all kinds of cultures, including Scandinavian, western and eastern…

Actually, someone *kinda* did just that- read "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven Leavitt and Stephen J. Dubner- they posit that there were major changes in the national crime rate more or less as a result of Roe v. Wade, and have some very interesting numbers to back…

Um, does anyone see the irony in the fact that this was Victoria's Secret pulling this stunt? I mean, really. That getup is MUCH more Fredrick's of Hollywood, if you know what I mean....

Reminds me of a local scourge, the Goathead- the horned plates look like the little bits that keep eating my bicycle tires. Of the two, I think I'd prefer to have the dino.

Da Hubs insists on giving out full-sized candy bars every year, which I'm OK with. Kids in our neck of the woods tend towards the skinny side (so no guilt), and they LOVE it. Bonus: our house never, never, NEVER gets egged, TP'd, or otherwise defaced- when teens come to the door, they get candy, too. It's a PR thing,…

As inProduction said, there ARE a lot of shades in-between- there's Jack Mormons, Whiskey-Drinkin' and Beer-Drinkin' Mormons, and the ever-popular "inactive members" of the church- they just don't participate, and often have an inordinate affection for coffee. There's also the Recovering Mormons (very similar to…

As usual, you hit it right on its ugly, bigoted little head. I grew up in an area, for example, where most of the Caucasians had some serious biases against the First Nations folks (mainly because they had better fishing rights). I wouldn't give a plugged nickel for said tribes' chances, if they didn't have federally…

Yep. There's a reason that the phrase, "He's a queer duck" came about.

Congratulations! And thank you for choosing to use your powers for Good, and not Evil!