Whatever those puppies are cute, blah blah blah.

I think because Karlie is the real and true answer and this was a silly article. True love is nothing to joke about.

Kaylor / Tarlie 4eva <3

Yes to wild yeast. I will tame those microbes in the rodeo arena of my kitchen!

That’s the recipe I settled on, too! Glad it’s worked for you.

I kill house plants but tend to be pretty good in the kitchen. I’m definitely going to give it a try. Which way will it go?!? It’ll be a nail biter! Congrats on your lively starter! Last night, I read a comment from a lady who’d maintained hers for 30 (!!!) years (!!!!).

Uh-oh. I also struggle with houseplant aliveness. I didn’t think of it that way.

Nooooo! I’ve actually been on a bread bender tonight, too, researching how to make a sourdough starter. I can’t do it until after an upcoming trip, since there will be no one here to babysit the starter. Anyway, a sister baker has heard your pain and echoes your cries.

I’ve somehow wound up with a free subscription to Vogue two years (non-concurrent) of the last four. I like to smell the perfume ads.

... that’s all.

Yes, that’s right. One of my early prenatal appointments with every one of my pregnancies included sending my husband out of the room so my dr or midwife could ask whether I was experiencing abuse, and here are the warning signs, because it’s more likely to happen now that you’re pregnant. Not exactly the cheery…

Same here! I always say I have a song in my heart and bees in my mouth. I LOVE to sing, but I’m fairly dreadful. My parents tolerated my warbling to an extent, but frequently asked me to kindly put a lid on it. Now, when my own kids tell me to stop, I’m like, I’M THE GROWNUP AND I’LL SING IF I WANT AND YOU CAN’T STOP…

Thank you for clarifying that for me about the NHS. Mental health care is a mess everywhere, it seems.

Yes, hi, hello. I am a 21st century feminist, well aware of the difference between sex and gender, but thank you for taking the time to put all of that information into words for readers who may not know.

Multiple brain-imaging studies have demonstrated that the brain structure of trans* individuals often more closely…

As it should be. That’s a fancy wig.

No, it doesn’t. A human cannot identify as a dog. We do not have the hormonal or sensory triggers that a dog has. Our brains are not comparable to a canine’s. Dogs have instincts utterly dissimilar to the ones hardwired into a human. You can “feel” like a dog, just like someone can “feel” that they’re really God, or…

“Dog” is not a human gender identity. I don’t think the matter needs elaboration beyond that point.

I’m very sorry for your loss. And I’m sorry people like my governor here are making your life more difficult.

..... So she’s a commenter here? Hi, Superia!!! *frantic waves*

That’s really interesting. Thanks for sharing! I don’t get it, either. I mean, I don’t have to “get” everyone’s things for them to be legit, but, as you said, how does a person get to that place?

Agree. I know people who LARP, but if my friend told me she was going to spend a portion of each day realizing her half-elf mage identity, I would be genuinely concerned for her. I know a guy who’s way into cosplay, and even belongs to some elite Storm Trooper squadron that visits children’s hospitals and stuff. But…

So, first of all, no one’s ever referred to me as Cadence before, and it’s super adorable and I kind of love it, so thanks for that. :D

I hear what you’re saying on the self-medication front. I do. My big HOWEVER in this case is that we aren’t talking about one person’s eccentricity that is used to cope with trauma or…