Yay! This is what I was talking about, when I argued that yes, there are Mormon feminists, and that Jezzies making nasty comments about them was damaging both to them, and the feminist movement as a whole! (And look at how much abuse they're getting just for a little thing like this....) BTW, found some interesting…

Agreed. Much to lose, and nothing to gain. The perfect equation for slavery.

Point taken. But my thinking was, further criminal charges could be pursued....

Point taken. But my thinking was, further criminal charges could be pursued....

Not sure about that, but it certainly seems that way to me, too. The thing is, I seem to recall that this happened before, right before some big undersea earthquakes. They were washing up in large numbers in San Diego, right before the Japanese tsunami disaster....

I don't understand- isn't there some kind of a city ordinance or something against B-girls? A lot of places have laws on the books, banning that....

Jeezus. Good luck, and I mean that. I grew up in a rural town, white, and poor, and none of the girls there knew any better, either. Granted, the 80's were a different era (although people have seemingly forgotten that it wasn't all neon colors and parties- rural areas were awash with nastiness), but...this stuff…

Nope, we're here, hiding our lights under bushels (of paperwork)! There are many of us, secretly watching, always watching...Smiling slyly at our coworkers' shenanigans, and tolerating (with gritted teeth) long discussions of how the U.S. of A. is going to heck in a handbasket, thanks to them damned libruls! And the…

Yet another great reason to visit the magical place that is Toronto! (Grew up on BC's border, watched Canadian TV throughout childhood, American wasn't available in the area without cable- Toronto was a mythical, jazz-infused wonderland to me. Screw Disneyland, I wanted to go to Toronto!)

Oh Lindy, you have no idea how hard I'm laughing right now! As my name implies, I work in a tractor shop. In IDAHO, one of the reddest of the red states. With a few good men, and a whole lotta Rush Limbaugh fans with major misogynistic issues (including one whose wife left his sorry ass for a state congressman, no…

I suspect that that's so. Guess I'm kinda tired of seeing ANY group of feminists being marginalized for their faith, or for anything else, for that matter. It's that kind of divisiveness that fells great movements- that tearing-apart-from-within.

I hope you're right- it sure seems like there's been a nasty streak of anti-LDS stuff on here lately, though. Not really fond of these kinds of prejudice, regardless of who's being attacked. Just. Not. Cool.

Yes, definitely, reason being that the live, active bugs can continue the process in the human body if they're ingested- happy live bacteria just keep on making MORE toxins, and make you much, much sicker. Your chances of getting something horribly life-threatening are much reduced, if the critters can't multiply- but…

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…